Japan Art Institute Ordered to Pay 2.2 Million Yen in Damages for Disciplinary Action Against Painter Over 'Similar Work'
NHKニュース
The Tokyo High Court ordered the Japan Art Institute to pay 2.2 million yen for improperly suspending a painter over an allegedly similar artwork.Summary
In a lawsuit brought by a painter who was suspended from exhibiting at the 'Spring Institute Exhibition' (Haru no Inten), which features Japanese paintings, because their work was deemed 'similar to another painter's,' the Tokyo High Court ruled that the disciplinary action was unjust. The court determined that the painter's work was not based on another artist's work and ordered the Japan Art Institute to pay 2.2 million yen in damages to the painter.
(Source：NHKニュース)