from Diary 2024-04-26 Explanation of the Unfair Competition Prevention Law PDF
Bismuth833 The latest edition of the article-by-article explanation of the Unfair Competition Prevention Law was released.
Regarding the padding of costumes and accessories,
Real to Digital Digital to Real Digital to Digital
It looks like everything is subject to the Unfair Competition Prevention Act.
https://meti.go.jp/policy/economy/chizai/chiteki/pdf/Chikujo.pdf…
Bismuth833 organizing
Originally, clothing and clothing design cannot be protected by copyright law. Instead, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act protects against imitation for 3 years after launch Since R6.4, the same concept can be applied to digital clothing.
Please refer to the article-by-article explanation for examples of what constitutes “imitation”.
Bismuth833 I’d like you to go read the link yourself, as the squiggles are not enough information. There are a lot of minutes, but only a few places to read.
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