Japan IP Court rejects web-fiction plagiarism appeal against publisher
By Toko Sekiguchi ( July 24, 2026, 09:05 GMT | Insight) -- Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has rejected a web novelist's copyright appeal against publisher SB Creative, finding that the alleged similarities in characters, story elements and other features between the web fiction and the publisher’s novel did not amount to copying of protected expression.Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has rejected a web novelist's copyright appeal against publisher SB Creative, finding that the alleged similarities in characters, story elements and other features between the web fiction and the publisher’s novel did not amount to copying of protected expression....
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