[Portrait Rights] 2023 (Ne) 10085 <Honda>

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Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-07-03 (Japan time). Full English translation.

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[Portrait Rights] 2023 (Ne) 10085 <Honda>

The sale of videos recording martial-arts demonstrations does not exceed the limits of what must be tolerated and therefore does not infringe portrait rights.

—The appellant knew about the sale of the videos, entered into a contract, received an appearance fee, and had not protested.

*The issue was not whether consent existed, but whether the limits of what must be tolerated were exceeded.

https://www.courts.go.jp/app/files/hanrei_jp/836/092836_hanrei.pdf

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