9:56 am.

Kyoto, Sakyo Ward District Court, Trial Building, Courtroom No. 607.

The faces of the university management in the auditorium were extremely ugly. The scene in the teaching and research building yesterday was a shame for Kyoto University. Banners protesting against the vice president were actually hung openly on public buildings of the university, and...

...And he was openly scolded by a lawyer that the students trained by his school were stupid. This was simply ridicule that this top university in Kansai had never suffered before.

This scene was actually recorded and broadcast by major TV stations in Japan. Nowadays, news all over Japan are even reporting on the lawyer's harsh speech.

Sitting in the dock were Utsunomiya and Ikegami.

Utsunomiya opened his briefcase, put the court trial materials inside on the table, and glanced at the figure in the opposite seat with dissatisfaction. The development of the situation was beyond Utsunomiya's expectation. At first, he did not expect the Shimokawa Teaching and Research Office.

The students were so proactive in "throwing themselves into his arms" and actually chose the fierce method of public protest to break with their tutors in order to show their loyalty to the university.

Secondly, he did not expect that the Kitahara in front of him would just stop doing anything, involve the student union, and escalate the Fujimura incident to the improper appointment of Vice Principal Takeuchi. In this way, the situation became a little more subtle.

Due to the changes in the situation, the university also put pressure on itself in this lawsuit.

Yes, I am a great legal authority on intellectual property rights.

Normally, the parties involved would even ask themselves to file the lawsuit, but now they are being blamed by the university.

I... How long has it been since I was treated like this by the person involved?

Yes, it has been a long time, so long that I have forgotten that lawyers are a service industry.

In a daze, Utsunomiya even felt like he was back to the time when he was just starting out twenty or thirty years ago, when he was just starting out as an associate professor at a university, and he was timidly fighting intellectual property litigation on behalf of companies.

And all of this was brought about by the young man named Beiyuan opposite.

Utsunomiya's sharp eyes fell on the young man opposite. However, the plaintiff's male lawyer was still sitting in his seat, leaning on the back of the chair, ignoring the eyes coming from the opposite side, and swinging the chair leisurely, as if

Sit in a massage chair.

The gentle-looking woman next to her, aware of this gaze, raised her head, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if to protect the man next to her, her beautiful eyes slightly opened angrily, and she said without any politeness.

Stared back.

Miyagawa was very angry because she had no idea that the university would push the students of the Shimokawa Teaching and Research Office to this point. She really couldn't accept that the university, which was supposed to protect students and treat them well, actually wanted to coerce students and do this.

Something that turned teachers and students against each other.

Is this still a university?!

Miyagawa has always been intolerant of the weak being bullied, especially those who were originally responsible for protecting the weak, but in turn further exploited their responsibilities to exploit the weak. This must have aroused Miyagawa's inner anger even more.

Miyagawa gritted his teeth slightly, and the hand holding the pen had already squeezed the pen barrel tightly.

Utsunomiya saw that Kitahara ignored him, but the "little assistant" beside him stared back at him, and his brows twitched involuntarily.

After learning that Kitahara was released by the Kyoto headquarters police, the law professor also went to inquire about Kitahara's background. The result of the inquiry was that Kitahara was released because of the assistant next to him. This is a trainee lawyer named Miyagawa.

She is the daughter of Imanishi, a director of the Tokyo Bar Association.

Utsunomiya felt both angry and ridiculous.

What is this woman doing by following such a fool?

He can't understand it, really can't understand it.

There are more and more things that I don’t understand.

Utsunomiya looked at the still empty trial seat on the stage. He, a student named Takanashi, was becoming more and more confused. In his vague impression, Takanashi, who was still a monk student, was also a gentle and quiet person who didn't look like a person.

A student who can resist his teacher. However, he can't understand the current rhythm of the court session.

There was actually a court session every other week.

Cases in ordinary courts are scheduled to be held at least one month later.

However, it is currently showing an unusually intensive rhythm.

There are less than 50 days left until Xiachuan's renewal review meeting. According to the court's normal case scheduling rhythm, generally speaking, the verdict of the case will not be available before Xiachuan's renewal review meeting.

However, judging from the court schedule at the scene, could it be... could it be that Takanashi wants to adjudicate the case before the review meeting?!

This possibility cannot be ruled out. However, Utsunomiya can't figure out why Takanashi would do this. What benefits does this do to Takanashi?!

At this time, the indicator light on the secret door of the court turned from red to green, and a beep sounded. Although the sound of the electronic indicator was small and weak, the moment it sounded, it immediately changed the atmosphere of the court. Listen in

Many people at the table couldn't help but adjust their sitting postures, straighten their bodies, and look forward.

Judge Takanashi and two other judges immediately appeared at the secret door and stepped onto the trial bench. Even though Judge Takanashi was only a woman in her early thirties with a quiet appearance, against the backdrop of her black robe, she also showed a...

There is a faint sense of solemnity and majesty.

Judge Takanashi sat on the bench and raised his gavel.

The hearts of those in the gallery also raised their gavels and beat faster. This lawsuit involving Fujimura's plagiarism scandal has finally reached the crucial stage of court debate.

"Click!"

The crisp sound of the gavel sounded.

"The case of Shimokawa Yoshihiko v. Fujimura Kayo, Kyoto University, and Kyoto University Press, a copyright infringement dispute case, is now open for trial." Judge Takanashi's voice came from the bench.

"In the second trial, the court investigation phase has ended. Now the court debate phase begins."

"Next, the collegial panel will summarize the key points of dispute in this case. The attorneys of the original defendant and the defendant will express their representation opinions focusing on the key points of dispute."

Everyone present pricked up their ears to listen. The spectators in the auditorium were curious about what kind of dispute points the judge would summarize in this case for both sides to debate. For a moment, the air in the courtroom seemed to have stopped flowing.

The propagation of sound seems to be delayed in this narrow space.

Judge Takanashi paused for a moment, raised his voice slightly and said, "The collegial panel believes that the focus of the dispute in this case is - the collation of ancient books, whether it falls within the scope of protection of the Copyright Law. I invite the attorneys of the original and defendants to express their opinions on this point.

.”

Judge Takanashi's somewhat cold voice fell.

The focus of controversy has been summarized.

Is the proofreading of ancient books an object protected by copyright law?

The entire process of summarizing the focus of controversy takes less than 1 minute.

The case has one and only one focus of dispute.

this means--

This will be a lose-all or win-all lawsuit.
Chapter completed!