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2026.09.19
Tech Research

Civil Liability for BitTorrent Infringement in Japan: A Framework Overview

How Japanese rights holders pursue BitTorrent participants in civil court: the three-stage procedure and the leading Intellectual Property High Court judgment.

2026.09.19
Tech Research

BitTorrent Enforcement in Japan: Scale, Legal Basis and Criminal Exposure

What official statistics show about disclosure requests to Japanese providers, why participation in a BitTorrent swarm can infringe several exclusive rights, and how criminal enforcement is framed.

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