A total of 249 music school operators in Japan have launched a group lawsuit against music copyright management body JASRAC’s plan to collect royalties on music played in lesson time.
A total of 249 music school operators in Japan have launched a group lawsuit against music copyright management body JASRAC’s plan to collect royalties on music played in lesson time.
In the collective lawsuit filed with Tokyo District Court on Tuesday, the members of a group for «protecting music education, » including the Yamaha Music Foundation, seeks the court’s confirmation that the Japanese Society of Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers has no legal right to demand the payment because copyright protection is not available for music used in classes.
