Friday, May 2, 2008

Copyright dispute forces Japan to redesign coin

TOKYO (AFP) — After minting 4.8 million commemorative coins, Japan said Wednesday it must change the design due to copyright infringement.

The original design of the coin, celebrating the centenary of Japanese emigration to Brazil, showed bronze sculptures of parents and a child standing in Santos, Brazil, where the first batch of immigrants landed in 1908.

But the Brazilian sculptor of the work refused to let the design be used for the 500-yen (five dollar) coin, the Japanese finance ministry said....

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