Torihiki TechōUsage Rights for Creative Assets — Stock Photos, Fonts, and Icons
A practical guide to understanding stock photo, font, and icon licenses correctly and preventing commercial use disputes in outsourcing projects
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IP Rights
15 articlesCopyright, licensing, secondary use, and rights in AI-generated content.
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Trademark Basics: Protecting Your Logo and Business Name
A practical guide to trademark law for freelancers and small businesses—covering how trademark rights work, the risks of not registering, and the step-by-step registration process
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Rights to Work in Progress: What Happens on Early Termination
When contracts are terminated mid-project, who owns the copyright and usage rights to unfinished deliverables? Essential guidance for freelancers and creators on protecting their rights in practice
For Contractors
Rights Design at Ordering: Decide Early or Fight Later
Failing to clarify copyright and intellectual property ownership at the time of ordering inevitably leads to disputes. A guide to practical procedures for rights design and pre-contract checkpoints
For Clients
Secondary Use Rights: Clarifying "Can I Use This?"
When clients want to use delivered work for new purposes, what needs to be confirmed? A practical guide to understanding secondary use rights in outsourcing contracts from both contractor and client perspectives.
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Source Code and Design File Handover Obligations
Practical judgment criteria and contract drafting for source code, PSD, and AI file handover obligations in web development and design projects
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Portfolio Display Rights — Publishing Client Work
Can you showcase commissioned work in your portfolio? This guide covers the legal, contractual, and practical dimensions freelancers and studios need to understand before publishing client projects.
For Contractors
Post-Delivery Copyright: What 'Handing Everything Over' Really Means
'I transferred the data, so the copyright went with it' is a major misconception. An analysis of post-delivery rights ownership and risk mitigation strategies for both contractors and clients from a practical perspective
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How to Protect Your Creative Work — Copyright Registration and Evidence Preservation
Copyright arises automatically, but when disputes occur, proving 'who created it and when' often determines the outcome. A practical guide to registration systems and evidence preservation
For Contractors
Defining Confidential Information — What Does an NDA Actually Protect?
A practical guide to defining the scope of confidential information in NDAs, examined from both contractor and client perspectives. Covers the three definition approaches, exclusion clauses, and industry-specific considerations.
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Moral Rights — Handling Rights That Cannot Be Transferred
A practical guide to moral rights (right of publication, right of attribution, right of integrity) under Japanese copyright law — how to draft waiver clauses and prevent post-delivery disputes
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OSS License Basics: Understanding the Differences Between MIT, GPL, and Apache
A practical guide for developers and project managers on understanding OSS license types and how to choose the right one. Covers key differences between MIT, GPL, and Apache License 2.0, with guidance on commercial use and redistribution.
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Copyright of AI-Generated Content: Current Legal Framework
A practical analysis of copyright ownership and usage risks for AI-generated content, with specific solutions for both contractors and clients
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Copyright Basics: The Creator Owns It by Default
Essential principles and practical solutions for preventing copyright disputes in outsourcing contracts that both contractors and clients need to understand
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Copyright Transfer vs. License: How to Write It in Contracts
A practical guide to understanding the differences between copyright transfer and licensing, and how to properly distinguish them in contracts to prevent rights disputes
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