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'Is it a Violation of the 'Japanese Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations' for YouTubers to Engage in Stealth Marketing? What's the Difference with Corporate Projects?'

'Is it a Violation of the 'Japanese Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representa.

On YouTube, a variety of videos are posted daily across different genres. Among these, you may have come across videos where YouTubers introduce pr...

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'Points to Note When Using Free Materials with Limited Usage such as 'Personal Use OK''

'Points to Note When Using Free Materials with Limited Usage such as 'Personal Use OK''

When creating a website for your company, you might consider using free materials for buttons and icons.However, even though they are referred to a...

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'6 Cases Where Defamation is Not Recognized: An Explanation by a Lawyer'

'6 Cases Where Defamation is Not Recognized: An Explanation by a Lawyer'

The term "honor" in defamation refers to external honor, which means the evaluation given by society to an individual. Therefore, to defame someone...

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Understanding the Criteria and Penalties (Imprisonment & Fines) for 'Trademark Infringement' Through Case Studies

Understanding the Criteria and Penalties (Imprisonment & Fines) for 'Trademark Infringement'.

Once you have registered your company name, product name, etc. as a 'Japanese Trademark Right', if someone else is using that trademark without per...

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How to Remove Defamatory Posts on 'suki-kirai.com'

How to Remove Defamatory Posts on 'suki-kirai.com'

"suki-kirai.com" is a website where you can vote for your favorite celebrities and share your likes and dislikes about them. However, we have heard...

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Is DoS a Crime? A Lawyer Explains the 'Japanese Computer Damage and Business Interference Crime'

Is DoS a Crime? A Lawyer Explains the 'Japanese Computer Damage and Business Interference Crime'

The crime of Obstruction of Business by Damaging a Computer (Japanese: 電子計算機損壊等業務妨害罪) was newly established in the Showa 62 year (1987). At that ti...

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What is a 'Sender Information Disclosure Request'? A Lawyer Explains the Procedure and Points to Note

What is a 'Sender Information Disclosure Request'? A Lawyer Explains the Procedure and Points to.

When you are defamed online, you may want to identify the person who posted the defamatory content and seek claim for damages. But how can you actu...

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'What is 'Japanese Job-Related Works'? Explaining the 4 Requirements and How Corporations Can Obtain Copyrights'

'What is 'Japanese Job-Related Works'? Explaining the 4 Requirements and How Corporations Can Ob.

Under the Japanese Copyright Law, the principle is that the person who actually created the work is the author. And this author holds the copyright...

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What is Double Pricing? Explaining Points to Avoid Violating the 'Japanese Premiums and Representations Act' and Penalties

What is Double Pricing? Explaining Points to Avoid Violating the 'Japanese Premiums and Represen.

"Half off the regular price!" Such price displays, which emphasize the low selling price to consumers by comparing it with other prices, are common...

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What is the Average Time Required for Time-Charged Legal Services such as Contract Document Creation?

What is the Average Time Required for Time-Charged Legal Services such as Contract Document Crea.

Many law firms, including ours, often handle tasks such as contract drafting, review, and revision on a "time-charge" basis, meaning that the attor...

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What Crimes Can Occur on X(Twitter)? Explaining Past Incidents and Offenses

What Crimes Can Occur on X(Twitter)? Explaining Past Incidents and Offenses

X(Twitter) has become one of the major social networking services in the modern era, due to its ease of disseminating and collecting information, a...

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What Kind of Defamation Constitutes an Infringement of Honor? Explaining 7 Concrete Examples

What Kind of Defamation Constitutes an Infringement of Honor? Explaining 7 Concrete Examples

With the development and widespread use of social media, anyone can freely express their opinions on the internet. However, this has led to the soc...

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Definition of Open Source Software (OSS) and Points to Note Under Copyright Law?

Definition of Open Source Software (OSS) and Points to Note Under Copyright Law?

For IT engineers, designers, and various other creators, copyright issues are unavoidable. Disputes may arise over the works they have created, and...

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Is the Disclosure Request for IP Address Identification Really 'Meaningless'?

Is the Disclosure Request for IP Address Identification Really 'Meaningless'?

"I've been defamed on social media," "I want to find out who the poster on the internet is."The procedure required in such cases is to verify the I...

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Is There a Legal Obligation to Display the Expiry Date on Quasi-Drugs? A Lawyer Explains

Is There a Legal Obligation to Display the Expiry Date on Quasi-Drugs? A Lawyer Explains

Some of the nutritional drinks, vitamin tablets, and insecticides sold at drugstores and convenience stores fall under the category of "Japanese Qu...

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Does Security Cameras Infringe on Privacy? Explaining Guidelines and Precedents

Does Security Cameras Infringe on Privacy? Explaining Guidelines and Precedents

Security cameras are not only installed and used in public places such as train stations and city streets, but also in various locations such as in...

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