Group photo of participants (Prof. IMAMURA is in the middle )
The members from the School of Information and Communication IMAMURA Tetsuya seminar (research field: intellectual property laws) visited Taiwan from January 8 to 11 to hold the Japan-Taiwan academic workshop on intellectual property rights at the National Taiwan University. This was made possible through the School’s overseas apprenticeship program, which was held to help students from Japan and Taiwan share the latest knowledge and experience in intellectual property laws and deepen mutual understanding.
In the morning session of the workshop held on the 9th, presentations were made by 3rd-year students of the IMAMURA seminar: “Fast movies and copyright” by KURITA Misato and “AI and copyright” by MORITA Haruka. Three Taiwanese graduate students from the National Taiwan University and National Cheng Kung University participated and presented on the latest topics related to intellectual property laws in Taiwan and the U.S. Then, there was time for feedback on the students’ reports by Taiwanese experts in intellectual property laws, including Professor Lee Su-Hua of the National Taiwan University and Professor Hsiao-Fen Hsu of the National Cheng Kung University, and a lively Q&A session was held. In the afternoon session, Professor IMAMURA Tetsuya gave a lecture titled “AI and copyright issues in Japan,” followed by a discussion with law researchers and AI developers.
In addition to the workshop, the students visited places where they could experience Taiwan’s history, culture and traditions, such as National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Longshan Temple, Shilin Night Market and Taipei 101. “It was an opportunity to feel the possibility of further expanding exchange in both education and research,” Professor IMAMURA said.
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