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May 27, 1998 (TOKYO) -- The Japanese Society for Rights of
Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) reached an agreement
with the Network Music Rights Conference (NMRC) to set tentative
payment regulations for music distributed via the Internet.
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It made the announcement at a press conference May 20.
JASRAC, the music copyright authorizer, and NMRC, with nine
participating organizations including the multimedia title
producers' association, have been negotiating on terms of
copyright payments regarding interactive distribution, but
progess was slow.
However, JASRAC said that each parties' standing its own ground
would only continue an unfavorable situation for copyright
holders where their music is distributed without copyright
payments.
"Regulations to be made in June will be tentative and valid only
for the copyright payments to be made by March 1999," said
JASRAC. Official payment regulations after April 1999 will be
discussed with NMRC.
Regarding copyright payments for interactive distribution, JASRAC
proposed collecting a fixed charge when companies store music in
a distribution server, and collecting fees according to the
number of copies distributed to the users. But NMRC said fees
should be paid depending on the number of copies distributed and
in regard to introduction of a basic charge.
JASRAC told NMRC that a double structure of basic and
distribution charges cannot be changed. The reaching of the
tentative regulations by the two parties appears to move ahead
conditions surrounding fixed and distribution charges.
Related stories: JASRAC, NMRC Seek Accord on Web Music Copyrights
Fees
MCA Enters Multimedia Music Copyright Business
(Nikkei New Media)
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