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Key Considerations When Using Open Source Software in Software Development Outsourcing Agreements

Key Considerations When Using Op.

Open Source Software (OSS) is widely used in many software development settings for its ability to reduce development costs and workload. When outs...

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Mandatory Measures to Prevent 'Kasuhara': Explaining Tokyo's Ordinance and Necessary Corporate Strategies

Mandatory Measures to Prevent 'K.

Customer harassment, known as "customer harassment" in Japan, where malicious claims by clients can harm the working environment for employees, is ...

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What is AI Governance for Companies? Explaining Key Points Based on the

What is AI Governance for Compan.

On April 19, 2024, Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, along with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, published the "...

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How to Preserve Evidence of Defamation on Instagram? Explaining Methods to Save Admissible Evidence for Court Use

How to Preserve Evidence of Defa.

With the proliferation of social media, the issue of human rights violations through online posts continues unabated.Following the amendment of the...

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Attorney Explains the Quantitative Listing Requirements for NASDAQ

Attorney Explains the Quantitati.

When compared to the Japanese securities market, one of the most significant personalityistics of listing on NASDAQ is that "the listing criteria a...

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Does Reposting (Retweeting) Images Posted Without Permission Constitute Copyright Infringement?

Does Reposting (Retweeting) Imag.

Social media has become an essential tool for information dissemination not only for individuals but also for companies. While the use of attractiv...

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What is the 'Cloud Exception' in the Personal Information Protection Law? Explaining Based on Actual Cases of Administrative Guidance Received by Cloud Service Providers

What is the 'Cloud Exception' in.

Business operators handling personal information are subject to various regulations under the Japanese Personal Information Protection Act. Our per...

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What is an OSS License Violation? Explaining the Risks and Countermeasures Companies Should Know, Based on Case Studies

What is an OSS License Violation.

Open Source Software (OSS) is widely used by companies and developers as a means to achieve low-cost and high-quality software development. OSS all...

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Why Do Meta Accounts Suddenly Get Suspended or Frozen? Understanding Facebook and Instagram's Terms and Taking Precautions

Why Do Meta Accounts Suddenly Ge.

For corporate accounts, influencers, and individual users alike, the suspension or freezing of a social media account poses a significant issue. Wh...

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Enforcement in June of Reiwa 7 (2025): Heatstroke Prevention Measures in the Workplace Mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Law Amendment: What Measures are Necessary for Businesses?

Enforcement in June of Reiwa 7 (.

On June 1, Reiwa 7 (2025), the amended Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Act was enforced, explicitly mandating "measures against heatstroke" a...

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The History of 'Legal Cheating' in Formula 1 – The Endless Battle of Geniuses Over Loopholes in the Rulebook

The History of 'Legal Cheating' .

Written by: Attorney Satoshi TanikawaBorn in the year of the infamous Senna-Prost rivalry's climax at Suzuka in 1989, Satoshi grew up watching Form...

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What Are Examples of Customer Harassment? Explaining Key Points for Countermeasures from Court Cases

What Are Examples of Customer Ha.

In recent years, the issue of "customer harassment," commonly known as "casuhara," where employees are troubled by malicious claims, has been on th...

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Formulation of Regulations and Legal Considerations in eSports Tournaments

Formulation of Regulations and L.

Basic Principles for Establishing Rules in eSports TournamentsIn the management of eSports tournaments, establishing appropriate regulations is one...

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The Scope of Legal Protection in the Secondary Use of Game Content

The Scope of Legal Protection in.

Copyrightability of In-Game DialogueArticle 2, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the Japanese Copyright Act defines a work as "a production in which thoughts ...

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Management Structures and Legal Frameworks in eSports

Management Structures and Legal .

Establishment of the Professional License SystemThe Japanese eSports Union (JeSU) has established its own professional license system with the aim ...

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Digital Competitions and Youth Development

Digital Competitions and Youth D.

In recent years, as the excessive use of online games and social networking services (SNS) has become a serious social issue, educational instituti...

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