Thank you very much for continually supporting COVER Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "COVER Corp."), hololive production, and especially our talents.
At COVER Corp., we have implemented measures to combat defamation/slander and other infringements of rights (hereinafter referred to as “infringements of rights”) towards the company and our talents through the relevant teams internally and lawyers.
The following are the measures we have implemented over the past year, from January to December 2024.
Measures Taken to Combat Defamation and Other Infringements of Rights Toward COVER Corp. Talents
No. of Cases Addressed: 252
We are continuing to report deletions in cases of infringements of rights on internet forums and social media platforms, etc.
COVER Corp.’s Legal and Intellectual Properties Division and legal representatives deliberated the above addressed cases, and implemented legal measures (requesting the disclosure of sender information; hereinafter referred to as “disclosure requests”) for any particularly malicious cases, with the most prominent ones outlined as follows.
1. Measures against infringements of rights on social media posts and online forums
Disclosure requests have been made or prepared to be made regarding particularly malicious messages on social media platforms including on internet forums and X (formerly known as Twitter).
We cannot disclose any specifics at present as disclosure request legal procedures and private settlement negotiations are ongoing, but we are continuing to address these matters. As well as disclosure requests, we are deleting and reporting content where necessary, and removing accounts that include infringements of rights.
2. Measures against the impersonation of COVER Corp. talents
We are making disclosure requests and filing lawsuits regarding content on social media that is deemed to harass or be particularly disruptive towards COVER Corp. talents, including content that impersonates COVER Corp. talents (such as the spreading of false statements and misinformation). We cannot disclose any specifics at present as disclosure request legal procedures and private settlement negotiations are ongoing, but we are continuing to address multiple cases.
3. Measures against infringements of rights towards COVER Corp. talents outside of Japan
We are continuing to employ legal measures, including the issuing of warnings, through local attorneys to eliminate malicious infringements of rights towards COVER Corp. talents outside of Japan. Moving forward, we will continue to create a structure where we can coordinate with local legal representatives outside of Japan in order to handle infringements of rights as quickly as possible as we continue to expand overseas.
4. Legal action against websites that infringe upon COVER Corp. talents’ privacy and other rights
We are making disclosure requests and having websites taken down in cases where undisclosed information regarding talents’ private lives (including information that may be taken as fact despite it being untrue) appear on said websites. In addition to these measures, we are also creating a structure to be able to coordinate as quickly as possible to delete articles and posts from certain “aggregator websites” that may damage a talent’s reputation or credibility.
5. Measures regarding criminal matters
We are promptly providing information and consulting with jurisdictional police departments regarding social media content that threatens the life or well-being of COVER Corp. talents and or employees, and strengthening patrols and internal security etc. when necessary to ensure the safety and security of all COVER Corp. talents and employees. However, we are unable to disclose any details regarding pending criminal matters at this time.
6. Cooperation with other stakeholders
COVER Corp. is currently part of a Anti-Defamation Subcommittee with two other stakeholders: UUUM Co., Ltd. and ANYCOLOR Inc., formed in May 2024. As part of the Anti-Defamation Subcommittee, we are continuing to announce (https://creator-economy.jp/n/na39d670b4778 (Japanese)) specific measures against defamation in instances where stakeholders, including COVER Corp., sought damages and cooperated with the authorities and also to coordinate with each stakeholder to prevent further infringements of rights.
We will continue to implement strong measures regarding any malicious behavior targeted at COVER Corp. talents by creating and improving internal structures and coordinating with legal advisors and other relevant parties so that COVER Corp. talents are able to conduct their activities as safely as possible.
We at COVER Corp. are truly thankful for the ongoing support for our talents, so we are extremely distressed by the malicious behavior directed towards our loyal fans. We are currently investigating such malicious activity, so if you experience anything first-hand or witness anything, please do not try to take matters into your own hands and report it on the relevant platform(s). Please contact COVER Corp. and share any concerns via the allocated report or inquiry forms, and refrain from contacting talents directly.
<COVER Corp. - Defamation Report Channel>
https://cover-corp.com/en/report
*Please note that we will not be able to respond to individual reports/inquiries.
We ask for the understanding from all of our fans as we at COVER Corp. continue to implement the necessary measures against defamation, including providing all of our hololive production talents with the utmost care, to ensure that they and fans can continue to have enjoyable interactions together.
