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YouTube takedown misuse not illegal without bad faith, Japan court says

By Toko Sekiguchi ( October 29, 2025, 07:11 GMT | Insight) -- Using YouTube’s copyright complaint form to report non-copyright issues doesn’t automatically expose the notifier to damages, Japan’s IP High Court has ruled, setting limits on when online takedown notices can be considered abusive under Japan’s civil tort law.Using YouTube’s copyright complaint form to report non-copyright issues doesn’t automatically expose the notifier to damages, even if the report leads to video removal, Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court has ruled, upholding a lower court decision that set limits on when online takedown notices can be considered abusive under Japan’s civil tort law....

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