Takashi Nakazaki: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Practice

Takashi Nakazaki has been engaged in an extensive range of real properties transactions at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, including asset finance, real properties biddings, and infringements concerning building management. His scope of experience also includes legal advice in the fields of technologies, such as computers, digital copyrights, open source, telecommunication and biochemical. Mr. Nakazaki has also assisted clients in issues specific to the internet.

Practice Groups

・Intellectual Property Law

Publications/Lectures

Publications
・	"Naming Rights - From PR (Public Relations) to CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)," Nikkei Business (December 2011)
・	"Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2011/12 - Media" (Japan Chapter) (Practical Law Company, 2011) (co-author)
・	"3D Digital and Intellectual Property ~Discussion on Virtual Property ~," NBL No.963 (October 2011)
・	"From Network Neutrality to Open Internet -focusing on new FCC rules in the United States-" (Information Network Law Review Vol.10 (August 2011))
・	"Real World Excessive Regulations Might Kill Economic Transactions in Virtual Worlds" (Journal of Internet Law (Vol. 14, No. 12, June 2011))
・	"Tips for developing a Social Media Policy - Companies should be cautious of potential risks before actively utilizing Social Media" Senden Kaigi No.813 (May 2011)
・	"The Liability of Service Providers for Copyright Infringement: An Overview of Recent Supreme Court Copyright Decisions Focusing on the Cases of Maneki TV and Rokuraku II" (AIPPI (May 2011))
・	"Net Neutrality in Japan" (IBA Communications Law, Volume 18, Issue 1) (May 2011)
・	"Practical Issues companies should consider when using Social Media such as Twitter and Facebook led by Social Network Service (SNS)," NBL No.948 (March 2011)
・	"The focus of Business Legal Affairs 27, Cloud Computing," Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (October 18, 2010)
・	"Regulations on Economic Transactions in Virtual Worlds" (The SciTech Lawyer, Vol. 7, No. 2, Fall 2010 (Virtual Law, Part 2: Into the Rabbit Hole)) (October 2010)
・	"Fair use under discussion" (Managing Intellectual Property (July/August 2010))
・	"Legal issues regarding Virtual World (kasou-sekai / kasou-kuukan）（3）-Particular 2 Legal issues caused by Economic Transaction Function and Communication Function," NBL No.930 (June 2010)
・	"Legal issues regarding Virtual World (kasou-sekai / kasou-kuukan）（2）-Particular 1 ~Intellectual Property Rights~Problems that occur due to Avatar and 3D space," NBL No.928 (May 2010)
・	"Legal issues regarding Virtual World (kasou-sekai / kasou-kuukan）（1）-General- ~ The impact on Avatar and 3D space~," NBL No.926 (April 2010)
・	"Court acquits P2P software developer" (Managing Intellectual Property (Issue 195, December 2009/January 2010))
・	"Is Japan Ready to Welcome the Virtual World Age? Second Life’s Bubble Bursts as a Business Tool in Japan," Computer & Internet Lawyer (Vol. 26, No. 11, November 2009)
・	"Desirable Introduction of Japanese Style Fair Use - Information Technology Industry Should Note for Movements on Restrictive Legislation -," The Lawyers (April 2009)
・	"The Regulation of New Forms of Electronic Fund Transfers in Japan Focusing on Electronic Money," Electronic Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (Information Science Reference) （2008)
・	"Reconsideration of "Exchange Transaction" (kawase torihiki) under the Banking Law," Banking Law Journal No. 1831 (co-author) (April 2008)
・	"Reconsideration of "Exchange Transaction" (kawase torihiki) under the Banking Law," Banking Law Journal No. 1830 (co-author) (March 2008)
・	"Countermeasures for Copyright Infringement in Virtual Worlds," The Lawyers (March 2008)
・	"The Regulation of New Forms of Electronic Fund Transfers in Japan Focusing on Electronic Money," Cyberlaw for Global E-business: Finance, Payment and Dispute Resolution (Information Science Reference) （2007)
・	Anti-money Laundering: International Law and Practice (Japan Chapter) (John Wiley & Sons Ltd.) (2007)
・	"Will a game contest offering big money prizes in the virtual world constitute an illegal gamble?," ITmedia Biz.ID, (March 2007)
・	"Considerations Concerning Open Source and Disclosure of Source Code - Activities of Open Source Communities, Embedded Linux Product and GPL Ver.3," Intellectual Property Management, No. 675 (March 2007) (co-author)
・	"Converting In-Game Currency in U.S. Dollars at "Second Life" - Is this Violating the Investment Law?," ITmedia Biz.ID, (February 2007)
・	"Will Real Money Trading be a Legitimate Business?," ITmedia Biz.ID, (January 2007)
・	"The Effect of the Revised Regulations on Money Lending on Financial Businesses such as the Syndicated Loans Business," Ginko Homu 21, No. 669 (January 2007) (co-author)
・	"Japanese P2P file-sharing service infringes music copyrights, Tokyo High Court affirms," Entertainment Law Reporter, Vol.27, No.6
・	"U.S. Supreme Court's Judgments on Responsibility of File Sharing Software Provider for Infringement of Copyright (Grokster Case)," Chizai Kanri, Vol. 56, No.1 (November 2005)
・	"Karaoke Doctrine: Extension of Liability in Japanese Copyright Infringement Cases,” ASIA PACIFIC FORUM NEWS, Vol.13, No.1 (October 2005)
・	Guide to Japan's New Corporation Law: An analysis of the new corporate system based upon a review of the new provisions (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc., 2005) (co-author)
・	"Commentary on the Judgments on File Sharing Software (Grokster, Morpheus) (C.D. Cal. April 25, 2003)," AIPPI Journal (July 2003)
Lectures
・	"Developing a Social Media Policy - Preventing inappropriate transmission of information by part-time workers and employees," Lecture presented at a seminar organized by the Institute for Financial Affairs (December 2011)
・	"Developing a Social Media Policy - an in-house countermeasure seminar," Lecture presented at a seminar organized by the Business Research Institute (November 2011)
・	"Competition, Regulation, and Consumer Protection in Japan’s Telecommunications," Lecture presented at a symposium organized by the the Nagoya University Graduate School of Law (October 2011)
・	"Tips for developing a Social Media Policy ~ Preventing inappropriate transmission of information by part-time workers and employees," Lecture presented at a seminar organized by the Institute for Financial Affairs (September 2011)
・	"The impact Social Media has on payment services," Lecture presented at a seminar organized by the Nihon Card Business Institute (July 2011)
・	"Legal Issues regarding the utilization of Social Media," Lecture presented at a seminar organized by Seminar Info (June 2011)
・	"Practical Issues companies should consider when utilizing SNS, Twitter and Facebook together with allowing employees, temporary workers, part-time workers to use such Social Media," Lecture presented at a seminar organized by the Institute for Financial Affairs (June 2011)

Education

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1998); The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, 2000-2001; graduate study, Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., 2008). Associated with Arnold & Porter LLP, September 2008 -June 2009.

Professional Admissions

・Japan (2001)

Professional and Academic Associations

・Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
・Member, The Copyright Law Association of Japan
・Member, Information Network Law Association Japan
・Editor, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property of Japan
・Member, The Virtual Worlds and Multi-User Online Games Committee of the ABA's Section of Science & Technology Law

Languages

・Japanese (first language)
・English