[Copyright] 2021 (Ne) 10048 <Otaka>
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Article type: Case note
Category: Copyright
Topics: Copyrightability
First published on this website: 2026-11-01
Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026
Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-04-27 (Japan time). Full English translation.
Also published with identical text on Ameblo: 2025-04-30 https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12898624143.html
[Copyright] 2021 (Ne) 10048 <Otaka>
*Copyright infringement (reproduction and adaptation rights) concerning a workbook explaining meeting methods was rejected.
The slogan “Meetings change. The company changes.” is not copyrightable.
“The commonalities between the overall structure of the plaintiff's workbook and that of the defendant's handout are the ideas themselves of what items to address in a meeting and in what order, not expression itself.”
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