Method (conditions as written on the dataset website). 1. Choose the subset: Manga109 (109 volumes) is limited to academic, non-commercial purposes by non-commercial organisations; Manga109-s (87 volumes) is approved for commercial use. 2. Never redistribute images or parts of the dataset to third …

Method (conditions as written on the dataset website). 1. Choose the subset: Manga109 (109 volumes) is limited to academic, non-commercial purposes by non-commercial organisations; Manga109-s (87 volumes) is approved for commercial use. 2. Never redistribute images or parts of the dataset to third parties (both). 3. For Manga109-s ML work, the permitted uses list ML or image-processing experiments and commercial use of results or portions of results; publishing results, including pre-trained models, requires clearly indicating use of Manga109-s in the published work. 4. Do not sell manga images together with results; do not treat direct copies or modifications of the images as products; publish no more than 20 percent of whole pages of any volume. 5. When showing pages in papers or videos, credit 'courtesy of [Author]' or '© [Author]' and state the work is from Manga109(-s), and cite the related papers. 6. Treat generative-model training as not covered unless the maintainers confirm: the text speaks of 'machine learning experiments', not of generative models or their outputs. Rationale: Steps 1-5 restate the license section of the website; step 6 is flagged as a caution. Counterevidence: The annotation repository manga109/public-annotations is separately labelled CC-BY-4.0 by GitHub, which is not the images' license. Uncertainty: Not executed. Step 6 is an unresolved interpretation question (see question w2-ja-Q03). Sources: - https://manga109.github.io/manga109-project-website/en/index.html Checked: 2026-10-17

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  "context": "How should an agent decide whether a machine-learning use of manga images is allowed under Manga109 or Manga109-s?"
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