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What are the Key Points of YouTube's Terms of Service? A Lawyer Explains the Precautions for Product Introduction and Review Posting Videos

What are the Key Points of YouTube's Terms of Service? A Lawyer Explains the Precautions for Pro.

On YouTube, videos that introduce products or review the user experience of products are among the most popular content. People seek to learn about...

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What are the Risks Lurking in TikTok? Introducing How to Respond When Defamed

What are the Risks Lurking in TikTok? Introducing How to Respond When Defamed

TikTok, a social networking service (SNS) specializing in video content, is a huge hit, particularly among the younger generation.Its unique featur...

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Can Hashtags Lead to Defamation? An Explanation Based on Precedents

Can Hashtags Lead to Defamation? An Explanation Based on Precedents

"Hashtags" are commonly used on social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. They are used as "tags" for posts that include common phrases...

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Is the Publication of Photos and Videos an Infringement of Portrait Rights? Unraveling the Standards of Portrait Rights Infringement from Two Precedents

Is the Publication of Photos and Videos an Infringement of Portrait Rights? Unraveling the Stand.

"Portrait rights" or "Japanese right of likeness" refers to the right not to have one's appearance, etc., photographed and disclosed without consen...

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Can Copyright be Granted to Ideas? Explaining Case Law on Copyrighted Works of Photography and Art

Can Copyright be Granted to Ideas? Explaining Case Law on Copyrighted Works of Photography and A.

The works protected by the Japanese Copyright Law are those that are creatively expressed in a concrete form. Ideas or theories, thoughts or emotio...

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What are the Points to Note When Disseminating Investment Information on SNS? Explaining the Requirements for Spreading Rumors, Defamation, and Market Manipulation

What are the Points to Note When Disseminating Investment Information on SNS? Explaining the Req.

Nowadays, it has become commonplace to disseminate and collect information through social media. This is particularly true in the investment field,...

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Is the Exposure of a Company's Representative Director's Affair Defamation (Infringement of the Right to Honor)?

Is the Exposure of a Company's Representative Director's Affair Defamation (Infringement of the .

There are cases where information about the infidelity of a company's CEO is 'exposed' by online media or individuals. Is such 'exposure' legally p...

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Explaining the Terms of Use on Nico Nico Douga that YouTubers Should Be Aware Of

Explaining the Terms of Use on Nico Nico Douga that YouTubers Should Be Aware Of

Niconico Video is a video streaming service provided by Dwango Co., Ltd. As of the end of December 2021, it is one of the largest video posting sit...

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Is it Possible to Trademark a YouTube Channel Name? Explaining the System of Trademark Applications

Is it Possible to Trademark a YouTube Channel Name? Explaining the System of Trademark Applicati.

The name of your YouTube channel is a crucial element in distinguishing it from other channels.Therefore, there are YouTubers who use distinctive c...

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Explaining the Instagram Terms of Use that YouTubers Should Be Aware Of

Explaining the Instagram Terms of Use that YouTubers Should Be Aware Of

Instagram is a popular social networking service (SNS) where users can post photos and videos. As of March 2019, the number of active accounts in J...

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What is the Disclosure Request for Phone Numbers of Defamation via Anonymous Twitter Made Possible by the Amendment of the 'Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinance'?

What is the Disclosure Request for Phone Numbers of Defamation via Anonymous Twitter Made Possib.

When slanderous acts occur on anonymous social media platforms like Twitter, the following steps were typically taken to identify the poster:First,...

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Legal Liability for Deliberately Licking Dishes and Other Nuisance Behaviors at Consecutive Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurants?

Legal Liability for Deliberately Licking Dishes and Other Nuisance Behaviors at Consecutive Conv.

There was a time when videos and photos of employees entering refrigerators in convenience stores or consuming products without permission were wid...

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Has the Removal of Arrest Reports and Criminal Records Become Easier with the Supreme Court Decision in Reiwa 4 (2022)?

Has the Removal of Arrest Reports and Criminal Records Become Easier with the Supreme Court Deci.

Arrest reports and criminal records on the internet, often referred to as "digital tattoos," have been the subject of numerous lawsuits and provisi...

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Explaining YouTube's Policy on Children: What Happens to Age-Restricted Content?

Explaining YouTube's Policy on Children: What Happens to Age-Restricted Content?

There are three types of 'terms' on YouTube: Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, and various policies.Among these, YouTube's Community Guidelin...

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Four Steps to Identify the Poster of Trolling Comments on YouTube

Four Steps to Identify the Poster of Trolling Comments on YouTube

YouTube is, needless to say, the world's largest video sharing site. Many people enjoy posting their own created videos. YouTube allows you to post...

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I Want to Identify an Instagram Account! Steps to Stop Harassment through Disclosure Requests

I Want to Identify an Instagram Account! Steps to Stop Harassment through Disclosure Requests

There has been an increase in cases of harassment, such as defamation, on Instagram (known as Insta in Japan), leading to various troubles.In this ...

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