{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3a80318c42c66b200bc27804","clusterId":"c_1701ffc31d189f901674a795","slug":"booth-halts-vtuber-ime-dictionary-sales-after-unauthorized-name-backlash","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"BOOTH Halts VTuber IME Dictionary Sales After Unauthorized Name Backlash","summary":"BOOTH has halted sales of the VTuber conversion dictionary, an IME dictionary carrying roughly 20,000 VTuber names, KAI-YOU confirmed with the dictionary's staff. The platform's stated reason is not yet clear. The dictionary sold for 1,800 yen after being distributed at Comiket 108. A September 5 website letting people check whether their name is included drew criticism over names being collected and sold without permission. KAI-YOU notes legal infringement is unlikely, and the backlash is mostly ethical.","whyItMatters":"The platform, not the creator, stopped the sale, and BOOTH has not given a reason, leaving the dictionary's status and the policy behind the decision unresolved.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe dictionary comes from Kaze to Virtual, a project that records VTuber history. It was distributed at Comiket 108 in mid-August, then listed on BOOTH for 1,800 yen. On September 5 the project published a website where anyone can search whether a name is in the dictionary; it currently lists 20,014 entries.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat site spread quickly on X and drew criticism that names were collected and sold without the VTubers\u0026#39; permission. Reactions were mixed: some VTubers were pleased to be included, others posted self-deprecating notes about being absent. KAI-YOU\u0026#39;s legal read is that selling name and reading data as a conversion dictionary is unlikely to infringe copyright, trademark, or publicity rights, and that the backlash is mostly ethical discomfort with treating VTuber names as a paid product.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"BOOTH has halted sales of the VTuber conversion dictionary, an IME dictionary with about 20,000 VTuber names. KAI-YOU confirmed the platform stopped the sale; no reason given. The backlash centered on names sold without permission, though KAI-YOU says legal infringement is unlikely.","twitterPost":"BOOTH has halted sales of the VTuber conversion dictionary, an IME dictionary with about 20,000 VTuber names. KAI-YOU confirmed the platform stopped the sale; no reason given. Backlash centered on names sold without permission, though KAI-YOU says legal infringement is unlikely.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"BOOTH has stopped sales of the VTuber conversion dictionary, an IME dictionary with about 20,000 VTuber names, after criticism that names were collected and sold without permission. KAI-YOU confirmed the platform halted the sale but has not given a reason. KAI-YOU's legal assessment is that infringement is unlikely and the backlash is mostly ethical.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96469\",\"title\":\"「VTuber変換辞書」BOOTHで販売停止　無断での\\\"名前\\\"登録に批判が相次ぐ\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4863,"outputTokens":1857,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788767967,"createdAt":"2026-09-07T07:53:24.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T07:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T07:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1701ffc31d189f901674a795","canonicalTitle":"「VTuber変換辞書」BOOTHで販売停止　無断での“名前”登録に批判が相次ぐ","representativeArticleId":"a_01cf61268e355d333166cae1","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"VTuber Conversion Dictionary\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-07T06:56:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-07T06:56:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T07:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96469","title":"「VTuber変換辞書」BOOTHで販売停止　無断での“名前”登録に批判が相次ぐ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["VTuber Conversion Dictionary"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}