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Japanese copyright reforms rethink treatment of orphan works

By Toko Sekiguchi ( May 22, 2025, 08:25 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs recently unveiled a draft of a new system designed to streamline the reuse of ambiguously copyrighted materials in the digital era, also known as orphan works. The proposed system aims to simplify access to works whose copyright conditions are unclear, especially when essential details like usage rules or contact information are missing.Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs recently unveiled a draft of a new system designed to streamline the reuse of ambiguously copyrighted materials in the digital era. The proposed system aims to simplify access to works whose copyright conditions are unclear, especially when essential details like usage rules or contact information are missing....

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