JASRAC

JASRAC Sues Japanese Video Site TV Break Over Copyrights

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 6, 2008 - 1:07pm.

Tokyo - The Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) has filed a $1.2 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Pandora TV, which operates the "TV Break" user-posted video site, Billboard reports. JASRAC says it has been asking the company to license the music videos, movies and TV shows it offers since June 2007.

Japanese ISPs to Delete Accounts of Repeat File-Swappers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2008 - 8:10am.

Tokyo - Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun reports that four major ISP groups in the country have agreed to partner with copyright groups to develop a protocol for closing the accounts of subscribers who repeatedly engage in illegal file-sharing.

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Japanese Firms Demand YouTube Remove Copyrighted Videos

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 2, 2007 - 11:06am.

Tokyo - After a second meeting with executives in Tokyo with YouTube and Google this week, a group of Japanese rights holders again demanded that their copyrighted material be removed from YouTube, the Associated Press reported.

YouTube to Post Copyright Warnings on Japanese Site

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 6, 2007 - 9:31am.

Tokyo - Google's YouTube video-sharing service has agreed to post warnings on the Japanese version of its website that ask users not to upload copyrighted materials, Japanese media firms said Tuesday, Reuters reported.

YouTube to Meet With Japanese Media Firms Over Copyright Concerns

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 20, 2006 - 8:52am.

Tokyo - Representatives from Google's YouTube video-sharing service will travel to Japan to meet with Japanese copyright owners and address their concerns over copyright infringement on the site.

Japanese Group Asks YouTube to Implement Copyright Filter

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 5, 2006 - 2:49pm.
Tokyo - A group of 23 Japanese TV stations and entertainment companies has written to Google's YouTube, asking the video-sharing service to implement a system that prevents copyrighted videos from being uploaded by users, the Associated Press reported.