JASRAC reach interim agreement with iTunes Japan
Japanese collecting society JASRAC has reached an interim royalty payment deal with iTunes Japan, which had not yet paid it because of incompatible databases.…
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JASRAC to meet with YouTube over copyright concerns
Japanese songwriters' society JASRAC will meet YouTube's Chad Hurley and Steve Chen to press for an infringement-preventive system, after 30,000 items were removed last October.…
Japanese rights holders step up pressure on YouTube
A group of Japanese rights holders has demanded YouTube introduce new measures to prevent copyright uploads, including Japanese-language warnings and account cancellations, by 15 December.…
Japanese music industry wins P2P case against MMO
A Tokyo court has rejected P2P firm MMO's appeal and awarded 19 record labels, the RIAJ and JASRAC Yen36.89mn in damages, in a case widely seen as significant.…