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When Does a Short Response on an Anonymous Bulletin Board Become Defamation and Illegal?

When Does a Short Response on an Anonymous Bulletin Board Become Defamation and Illegal?

A typical example of defamation is, for example, making false statements about a specific individual, such as having committed illegal acts in the ...

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How to Apply for the Removal of Comments Posted on Someone Else's YouTube Video

How to Apply for the Removal of Comments Posted on Someone Else's YouTube Video

YouTube is the world's largest video sharing site. Recently, YouTubers who have become famous on YouTube have been entering the entertainment indus...

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Can Arrest Records and Criminal History Affecting Job Changes Be Deleted from the Database?

Can Arrest Records and Criminal History Affecting Job Changes Be Deleted from the Database?

An arrest record refers to the history of being arrested by the police due to involvement in an incident.Being arrested does not necessarily lead t...

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Can You Request the Removal of Unauthorized Anime/Manga Videos Modeled After Yourself?

Can You Request the Removal of Unauthorized Anime/Manga Videos Modeled After Yourself?

Honor-related emotions, in other words, the consciousness and feelings one has about their own value, may not be protected as defamation under Japa...

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What is the Method to Identify the Poster of a Comment on 'Bakusai.com'? Pay Attention to the Log Retention Period

What is the Method to Identify the Poster of a Comment on 'Bakusai.com'? Pay Attention to the Lo.

Bakusai.com (hereinafter referred to as Bakusai) is a massive bulletin board, second only to 5channel (formerly 2channel). If you find yourself bei...

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Is it Possible to Disclose IP Addresses and Identify Individuals on FC2 Blog?

Is it Possible to Disclose IP Addresses and Identify Individuals on FC2 Blog?

FC2 Blog is one of the most widely used blog services in Japan, operated by FC2, Inc. Many of you may have accessed or used it. While there is a pa...

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How to Remove Reviews of 'jpnumber (Japanese Phone Number Search)

How to Remove Reviews of 'jpnumber (Japanese Phone Number Search)

When you search for a company name or phone number on search engines like Google, you may come across posts from so-called phone number review site...

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How to Identify the Poster of Defamatory Articles on 'note

How to Identify the Poster of Defamatory Articles on 'note

The media platform "note", operated by note Inc., serves as a service where one can easily share their own experiences and know-how. On "note", you...

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Does Property Have Publicity Rights?

Does Property Have Publicity Rights?

What are publicity rights, when do they arise, and when are they not recognized? We explain this in detail in a separate article.https://monolith.l...

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When Your Reputation is Defamed or Your Privacy is Violated by Mentioning Your Name in a YouTube Video

When Your Reputation is Defamed or Your Privacy is Violated by Mentioning Your Name in a YouTube.

On YouTube, issues such as copyright infringement and violation of portrait rights are incessant and have become problematic. However, not only the...

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What are the 'Legal Measures' Against Defamation? An Explanation by a Lawyer

What are the 'Legal Measures' Against Defamation? An Explanation by a Lawyer

Defamation on the internet, such as on social media and anonymous bulletin boards, shows no sign of abating.Recently, there have been news reports ...

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Does Sending Someone Else's Personal Information via Email Constitute a Violation of Privacy?

Does Sending Someone Else's Personal Information via Email Constitute a Violation of Privacy?

Posting someone else's personal information on bulletin boards or social media can often lead to privacy infringement. Similarly, emails containing...

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Court Cases Regarding the Cancellation or Transfer of Domain Names

Court Cases Regarding the Cancellation or Transfer of Domain Names

Domains are extremely important for businesses. If someone else acquires the domain of your company name or product name, it can lead to troublesom...

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Is Reproducing Short Linguistic Expressions such as Catchphrases and Headlines a Copyright Infringement?

Is Reproducing Short Linguistic Expressions such as Catchphrases and Headlines a Copyright Infri.

When an individual writes a text or takes a photo, a 'copyright' is created. If someone else reproduces the text or photo without permission, it co...

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How to Identify Malicious Commenters on Ameblo (Japanese Blogging Platform)

How to Identify Malicious Commenters on Ameblo (Japanese Blogging Platform)

Ameba Blog (Ameblo) is a service widely used in Japan that allows you to start a blog easily and for free. Blogs can have a comment section install...

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The Relationship between Images and Videos Posted via Instagram's Story Feature and Portrait Rights

The Relationship between Images and Videos Posted via Instagram's Story Feature and Portrait Rig.

Instagram, where you can view the private lives of celebrities and share your own experiences with friends, is gaining popularity worldwide.One of ...

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