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What is the Decline in Social Reputation Required for Defamation to Occur? An Explanation by a Lawyer

What is the Decline in Social Reputation Required for Defamation to Occur? An Explanation by a L.

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

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What is a Lawyer's Duty of Confidentiality? Explaining the Scope of Exceptions and Penalties

What is a Lawyer's Duty of Confidentiality? Explaining the Scope of Exceptions and Penalties

Lawyers are bound by a duty of "confidentiality". There may be times when clients need to disclose their secrets or private information to their la...

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What are the Countermeasures When System Defects are Discovered After Acceptance?

What are the Countermeasures When System Defects are Discovered After Acceptance?

In general terms, system development involves implementing a program in accordance with the requirements defined in the requirements definition pha...

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Essential for YouTube Uploaders! Explaining Instances Where Thumbnail Images Can Constitute Copyright Infringement

Essential for YouTube Uploaders! Explaining Instances Where Thumbnail Images Can Constitute Copy.

On YouTube, thumbnails with impact tend to catch people's attention and increase the number of views. Therefore, when posting videos, it is not unc...

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'Is It Permissible to Take Photos of Other People's Property and Publish Them Without Permission?'

'Is It Permissible to Take Photos of Other People's Property and Publish Them Without Permission.

Taking and publishing photos of people's faces or appearances can infringe upon their 'portrait rights'. But what about taking and publishing photo...

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'How to Remove Defamatory Reviews on 'Minhyo (Public Reputation Ranking)''

'How to Remove Defamatory Reviews on 'Minhyo (Public Reputation Ranking)''

Have you ever found yourself searching the internet for rankings and reviews when you're unsure about which company's insurance to choose or what k...

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'Explaining Court Cases and Precedents Where Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition Were Not Recognized'

'Explaining Court Cases and Precedents Where Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition Were Not Recog.

As we explained in another article on our site, not all information held by a company is considered a trade secret. Only those that meet the three ...

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'What is 'Quotation' in the Japanese Copyright Law? Explaining the 4 Requirements for Legal Compliance'

'What is 'Quotation' in the Japanese Copyright Law? Explaining the 4 Requirements for Legal Comp.

With the advancement of the internet, information dissemination is being carried out in various ways in recent years. For instance, individuals may...

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Is Buying Customer Information Legal? Understanding Japanese Act on the Protection of Personal Information

Is Buying Customer Information Legal? Understanding Japanese Act on the Protection of Personal I.

On May 30, 2017, the Revised Act on the Protection of Personal Information came into full effect in Japan. Now, all businesses that handle personal...

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What are the Copyright Law Issues Related to IT Systems (such as Software)?

What are the Copyright Law Issues Related to IT Systems (such as Software)?

Many of the legal issues that arise in the development of IT systems (including software) revolve around project 'flames'. In such cases, the main ...

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'Cases of Software Copyright Infringement and Useful Legal Knowledge'

'Cases of Software Copyright Infringement and Useful Legal Knowledge'

What kind of cases can arise where copyright infringement is disputed in software development? In this article, we will explain the relevant laws a...

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Don't Do It! Examples of Exaggerated Advertising and Penalties for Violations

Don't Do It! Examples of Exaggerated Advertising and Penalties for Violations

When promoting your own products or services, it's inevitable that sometimes the descriptions may become exaggerated.However, false advertising is ...

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How Far Can You Go with Product Promotion on YouTube? Explaining the Relationship with the Japanese Copyright Law

How Far Can You Go with Product Promotion on YouTube? Explaining the Relationship with the Japan.

In recent years, videos reviewing the user experience of products have become extremely popular on video platforms such as YouTube.Especially when ...

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A Lawyer Explains Cases That Are Likely to Violate the 'Japanese YouTube Terms of Service'

A Lawyer Explains Cases That Are Likely to Violate the 'Japanese YouTube Terms of Service'

YouTube, a platform where anyone around the world can easily upload videos, offers a variety of genres. In addition to its terms of service, YouTub...

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'Three Reasons Why Monitoring Company Employee Emails Does Not Infringe on Privacy'

'Three Reasons Why Monitoring Company Employee Emails Does Not Infringe on Privacy'

Email is widely used for internal and external communication in many companies. If a company were to monitor and investigate the content of employe...

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Is Using Game Mods Illegal? Explaining the Legal Issues

Is Using Game Mods Illegal? Explaining the Legal Issues

The popularity of video games is on the rise, in part due to the reduced opportunities to go out caused by the coronavirus.While many people play g...

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