[Copyright / Publication Right] Reiwa 3 (Wa) 13720 <Kokubu>
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Type: Case note
Classification: Copyright
Topics: No existing issue tag substantively applies
First published on this site: 2023-12-02
Case number: Reiwa 3 (Wa) 13720
Display and classification checked: 2026-11-14
[Copyright / Publication Right] Reiwa 3 (Wa) 13720 <Kokubu>
‘Because the defendant ... created its cover, etc. as a separate work, it can be said to have adapted the plaintiff's cover. ... It cannot be found to have “reproduced ... without alteration” the plaintiff's cover (Copyright Act, Article 80(1)(i)).’
⇒ No infringement of the publication right in the plaintiff's manga!!
Originally published: 2023-12-02
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