CATDOLL: Netizens expose the Japanese copyright holder's views on fan creations and have no choice but to "pretend" to the reporting party

The issue of maintaining the copyright of fan works of various Japanese anime works has become a "daily routine" in the industry. Fan works that are created and sold privately without authorization are bound to infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of the original authors and copyright holders. Fans will also report these infringing works to the authorities of various countries.

But for the authorities, is it good or bad to receive these reports? A Japanese rotten girl netizen said that she had a drink with the copyright holder, and the other party complained that the authorities don’t care whether the fan works are authorized or not. The real problem is that there are whistleblowers who report to the authorities, which puts a lot of pressure on the authorities and sometimes they have to deal with it.

The relationship between copyright holders and doujin creators in Japan is relatively tacit. Although legally speaking, doujin creation requires the authorization of the copyright holder, copyright holders generally turn a blind eye to doujin books and doujin peripherals. Some will also implement a "one-day authorization" system, permitting the sale of doujin peripherals and doujin books on the day of the doujin event. There are also some individual cases, such as Broccoli, the copyright holder of "Uta no Prince-sama", which prohibits the sale of doujin peripherals and some R18 doujin books of Uta no Prince-sama. A Japanese rotten girl netizen said that when she was drinking with the copyright holder, the other party told her that "it is a waste of time for the copyright holder to specifically review the authorization of doujin works. Even if the copyright holder is asked whether doujin creation can be allowed and the answer is No, the copyright holder still hopes that the doujin author can produce doujin works to hype up the works. The biggest pressure for the copyright holder is how to respond to those reporting parties."