Doujin Circle Cleared of Wrongdoing over VTuber Conversion Dictionary
The statement settles a dispute that ran on platform enforcement rather than law: BOOTH pulled the product on reports, then reversed itself, and the circle wants that process on the record.
Reporting from 1 source: PANORA.
Kaze to Virtual Editorial Department said on September 17 that it checked the VTuber Conversion Dictionary with experts and the BOOTH office and found no infringement of copyright, trademark, publicity rights, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, personality rights, honor, or privacy. BOOTH had made the product private on September 6 after reports, then reinstated it the same day, citing its own error.
The circle published the finding on September 17, covering copyright, trademark rights, publicity rights, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, personality rights, honor and feelings, and privacy rights. BOOTH had made the listing private on September 6 after receiving multiple reports in a short period, then reinstated it the same day, saying its initial judgment had been an error and that the product content itself raised no problem under its own Terms of Use. BOOTH apologized for acting without an appropriate process and said it would make more careful judgments when scrutinizing reports. The dictionary, about 10,000 people and 20,014 words, remains on sale for 1,800 yen.
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