Editorial

14:40 JST, March 12, 2025

For the development of music culture, it is important that many people become familiar with musical works and creators are fairly compensated for their works. It is necessary to deepen understanding of such a system for copyright protection.

If a piece of music was used for a lesson at a music school where students learn to play musical instruments and sing songs, among other skills, should a copyright fee be paid for the use of the music? This issue, which has been disputed for many years between music schools and the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC), has finally been settled.

Regarding this issue, about 250 music school operators filed a lawsuit against JASRAC in 2017, claiming that the copyright fee collection was........

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