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JPCA's Fumio Tanai argued at the 75th Copyright Subdivision meeting for distinguishing photography from generated images, considering rights arrangements specific to generative AI and involving photographers in institutional discussion.
View full image ↗Source-page excerpt from “Proposals on generative AI imagery”, captured on 1 October 2026. The original-language layout is retained; this is not a snapshot taken on the event date.
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JPCA's Fumio Tanai argued at the 75th Copyright Subdivision meeting for distinguishing photography from generated images, considering rights arrangements specific to generative AI and involving photographers in institutional discussion.
12 March is the meeting date; 31 March is the JPCA summary publication date. The proposal does not establish agency adoption, legal change or the position of the other three signatories to the 2023 statement. Claims of photographers reducing online publication were not independently checked through surveys.
Editorial research question
Editorial interpretation: photographers enter rights discussions through the act of photographing, subjects and publication practices, calling for rights arrangements for generated imagery distinct from photography.
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JPCA's Fumio Tanai argued at the 75th Copyright Subdivision meeting for distinguishing photography from generated images, considering rights arrangements specific to generative AI and involving photographers in institutional discussion.
SRC-0238Lines 47–51: meeting date and location; 565–584: Tanai's remarks and chair's response; 80–84 and 128–135: scope of matters approved at the meeting.
Material relevant to this case; see the locator for the precise scope read.
SRC-0237Lines 20–52: publication date, account of the 12 March meeting and summary of proposals.
Agency for Cultural Affairs · JA · Date unknown
Japan Photographic Copyright Association · JA · 2026-03-31
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DOC-0225Proposals on generative AI imageryDOC-0226Council for Cultural Affairs, Copyright Subdivision (75th meeting; third meeting of the 25th term)Cite this record
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