The recent plagiarism allegations surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo have put local governments on alert as they screen a huge number of logo candidates amid an increasing number of design competitions.
The case of the logo designer, Kenjiro Sano, around which allegations of plagiarism are circulating, showed that today's technology allowed Internet users to digitally scrutinize designs.
But the controversy has also left organizers of similar contests puzzled over how to avoid copyright infringement scandals.