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Can the work be mentioned on social media?

こばと🕊️_ダヴ(DOVE)
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I just noticed that gallery works can now be mentioned on social media. What do you think about this? 🤔 Is it okay to mention other people's works without permission? Won't this cause problems? 😞🌀🕊️

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Mentioning another person's work or account on social media usually does not constitute legal copyright infringement, but depending on manners and how the recipient perceives it, it can develop into trouble.

Legal aspects (copyright and rights):
Scope of opinions and introductions: Generally, if the purpose is legitimate (such as opinions or introductions of a work) and the requirements for quotation are met, it is unlikely to be legally problematic (copyright infringement).
If the author themselves has made their account public on SNS with an official account or public settings and accepts opinions and mentions, mentions within the bounds of common sense are permitted as a function.

Manners and operational cautions:
Notification burden: When you mention someone, a notification is sent directly to them, so it can be a burden for people you don't know or authors who do not like receiving a large number of notifications from fans.

Scope of official features: Even within the scope of features permitted by a platform's terms of service—such as replies or quotes on X (formerly Twitter) or Instagram Stories—using them in a way that disregards the other party's rights or intentions can lead to trouble.

Sorry it's long🙇

Legal issues (copyright, etc.): If you mention a work by reposting or screenshotting its images without permission, it may constitute copyright infringement such as the "reproduction right" and "public transmission right" explained by the government public relations online official website video here → https://www.gov-online.go.jp/vertical/online/video-562.html?no_scroll=1. Introducing a work in accordance with official link and citation rules may not be illegal, but caution is needed regarding unauthorized use of images and text.

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