>>13244226https://www.anycolor.co.jp/en/news/w-lie8evq-qThis was their thing they pushed out in Sept 2020 after the whole Aloe incident.
Task Force Activity Report (September 2021)
As the Task Force marked one year since establishment, the Task Force reported its activities as follows:
■ Number of Cases Handled
Approximately 90 cases for the year from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021
■ Types of Behavior Handled by the Task Force
Since September 2020, the Task Force has taken a wide variety of response measures for the following acts.
- Defamation
- Acts of infringement of privacy rights
- Acts of infringement of copyrights (such as use of characters for indecent intent)
- Threatening acts including death threats
- Acts of stalking, etc.
■ Outline of Implemented Measures
The measures taken by the Task Force are as follows:
1 For the infringement of rights on blog sites
The Task Force demanded the operators of the affiliate blog sites (including so-called roundup blog sites) delete articles containing acts of infringement on the honor or privacy rights of the Entertainers of ANYCOLOR (hereinafter, referred to as "the Entertainers") and prevent future similar infringement acts.
2 For the infringement of rights in social media
In social media starting with Twitter, the Task Force demanded individuals delete postings of content that infringes upon the honor or privacy rights of the Entertainers in social media accounts of the said individuals. At the same time, in preparation for cases in which the said individuals do not take any action, the Task Force reported the individual to the relevant social media operators on each occasion. In addition, the Task Force took the same action against individuals pretending to be the Entertainers and who made malicious postings in social media.
3 For the infringement of rights in internet bulletin boards
The Task Force demanded the operators of internet bulletin boards delete postings that can lead to defamation and infringement of the privacy rights of the Entertainers in internet bulletin boards.
4 For copyright infringement in the form of infringement on the honor of the Entertainers
For postings of character illustration and 3D model collages which were created in the form of damaging the honor of the Entertainers on video posting sites and internet bulletin boards, the Task Force demanded the operators of the relevant video posting sites or internet bulletin boards delete such content on the grounds of copyright infringement. In addition, the Task Force demanded the relevant advertisers or site operators delete any advertising using character illustrations of the Entertainers for adult sites or any other items without consent.
5 For the posting of videos that infringe on the rights of the Entertainers and ANYCOLOR
In regard to postings of videos that damage the honor of the Entertainers and ANYCOLOR on video posting platforms, the Task Force took action to have incident reports and letters of accusation accepted by the police in cooperation with our lawyers and the relevant police stations. For a malicious video posting in particular, the complaint was accepted as a criminal case for defamation and established as a prosecutable case.
6 For death threats
For threatening acts of harming the Entertainers including death threats, the Task Force immediately reported the acts to the relevant police station and implemented preventive measures including security arrangements for the Entertainers.
7 For acts of stalking
With respect to acts of stalking including following, ambushing, and one-directional and frequent contact toward the Entertainers, the Task Force reported the acts to the relevant police station and took actions to have restraining orders issued.
