Japan’s copyright management organization has filed lawsuits against owners of a barber shop and a restaurant over the use of background music at their stores, seeking damages and injunctions.
Japan’s copyright management organization has filed lawsuits against owners of a barber shop and a restaurant over the use of background music at their stores, seeking damages and injunctions.
The Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers filed the lawsuits Tuesday at the Sapporo District Court in Hokkaido and the Takamatsu District Court in Kagawa Prefecture. The suits are the first of their kind, according to the organization.
