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Japan IP court recognizes digital reproduction rights in photographer copyright case

By Toko Sekiguchi ( May 29, 2025, 07:56 GMT | Insight) -- An intellectual-property dispute involving the unauthorized use of a photographer’s images on a corporate website is at the center of a ruling by Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court. The case focuses on whether established industry practices implicitly grant permission for the use of creative works or if such acts amount to a clear violation of copyright laws — in particular, an infringement of the photographer’s exclusive public-transmission rights.An intellectual-property dispute involving the unauthorized use of a photographer’s images on a corporate website is at the center of a ruling by Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court....

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