ArticleJapan's Manga Manhunt Ends In ManilaA Japanese man Romi Hoshino set up a website Manga Mura or Manga village, which was an online comic and novels libraryJapanIntellectual PropertyRouse
ArticleJapan And Others Drop US IP Proposals For Post-TPP ArrangementFor example, the US copyright laws give copyright for artistic works for seventy years after the decease of the creator of the work, whereas this is fifty years in Japan. JapanIntellectual PropertyKeisen Associates
ArticleJapan Joins Marrakesh Treaty For Copyright Exceptions, Serving People With Visual ImpairmentsIf you are reading this, you probably are one of the many people blessed with little or no visual impairment. However, there are many people who are visually disabled or impaired.JapanIntellectual PropertyKeisen Associates
ArticleJapanese Government Published Checklist And Guidance Related To AI And CopyrightsOn 31 July 2024, the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan (the Agency) published "Checklist and Guidance related to AI and Copyrights" (the Checklist)...JapanIntellectual PropertyK&L Gates
ArticleOnline Manga Piracy Debate: IP Protection vs. Idea, Business, And Culture Promotion?Over the past several months, a debate over a website hosting free (pirated) manga (Japanese comic) content, Mangamura("Manga Village") and similar sites.JapanIntellectual PropertyKeisen Associates
ArticleCloudflare Submitted Information On Mangamura Host To Manga Artist In Tokyo District CourtMangamura, the large online manga comic sharing website that was closed earlier this year for piracy of copyrighted manga, is now facing deeper scrutiny.JapanIntellectual PropertyKeisen Associates
ArticleLarge Music Schools Vs. JASRAC: Hearings Begin In Tokyo District CourtRepresentatives for a number of major music schools, particularly those (like Yamaha) involved in sale of musical instruments...JapanIntellectual PropertyKeisen Associates
ArticleCommencement Of IP Conciliation At Tokyo District Court And Osaka District CourtIf an IP Conciliation is unsuccessful or withdrawn and a complaint is filed for the same dispute, it will not be heard by the same judge from the IP Conciliation.JapanLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationJones Day
ArticleJapan's Upper House Approves TPP-11 Bill For Freer Trade While Extending Copyright DurationThe Japan Diet's Upper House passed laws regarding the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) revision on June 29, paving the way for the TPP-11 to affect trade and IP around the Pacific Rim.JapanIntellectual PropertyKeisen Associates
ArticleJASRAC Pauses BGM Playing By Barbershop In Copyright Case WinJASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers), as noted in "JASRAC Sues Establishments for Copyright Infringement" last year, began waging litigation...JapanIntellectual PropertyKeisen Associates
ArticleThe Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters Held The "6th Session Of The Intellectual Property Rights Study Group In The Age Of AI" And Presented The Interim Summary (Draft)内閣府知的財産戦略本部が設置する「AI時代の知的財産権検討会」...JapanIntellectual PropertyAnderson Mori & Tomotsune
Article知財五庁長官会合が開催 AI活用と協力強化を協議6月12日、日本国特許庁(JPO)のホストの下、第19回五庁長官会合が開催され、中国国家知識産権局の張志成副局長がオンラインで出席した。JapanIntellectual PropertyKangxin
ArticleJASRAC Sues Establishments For Copyright InfringementNow JASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers) has formally begun a further step in its mission to enforce copyright in a range of public space.JapanIntellectual PropertyKeisen Associates
ArticleMusician Drums Up Challenge To JASRAC Over Royalty Policy: Licensing IssuesJASRAC, Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, is again facing criticism. Recently it has received pushback from music schools and other establishments that use music...JapanIntellectual PropertyKeisen Associates
Article知的財産戦略本部、AI時代の知的財産権検討会〔中間とりまとめ〕の公表2024年5月28日、内閣府知的財産戦略本部「AI時代の知的財産権検討会...JapanIntellectual PropertyAnderson Mori & Tomotsune
Article2017 Review: Japanese Copyright, JASRAC, And Promotion Of The ArtsLast year saw a spate of copyright-related conflicts between the large Japanese music copyright institution, JASRAC, and various private music schools, businesses ...JapanIntellectual PropertyKeisen Associates
Article2017 Roundup On Japanese Copyright, JASRAC, And Promotion Of The ArtsLast year saw a spate of copyright-related conflicts between the large Japanese music copyright institution, JASRAC, and various private music schools, businesses (where copyrighted BGM was being played) ...JapanIntellectual PropertyKeisen Associates
ArticleSH5067 'US Copyright Office Has Released The First Part Of Its Report On Copyright And Artificial Intelligence (AI), Recommending The Enactment Of The Federal Digital Replica Act.'On July 31, 2024, the United States Copyright Office published Part 1 of its Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (the "Report"). The Report focuses on legal and policy issues related to digital replicas...JapanIntellectual PropertyAnderson Mori & Tomotsune
Article「北京市知的財産権保護条例」、知財コンプライアンス承諾制度導入へ3月31日に開かれた北京市第15期人民代表大会常務委員会第38回会議において、「北京市知的財産権保護条例」が可決された。7月1日より施行されJapanIntellectual PropertyKangxin