Japan Supreme Court finds tort liability for free-riding beyond copyright
By Toko Sekiguchi ( October 9, 2026, 09:08 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s Supreme Court for the first time found the “special circumstances” test satisfied for tort liability when a business copies material outside copyright protection, upholding damages over a free, advertising-funded competing service.Japan’s Supreme Court for the first time found the “special circumstances” test satisfied for tort liability when a business copies material outside copyright protection, upholding damages over a free, advertising-funded competing service....
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