Comments on: JASRAC putting pressure on YouTube http://chosaq.net/archives/2006/12/jasrac-putting-pressure-on-youtube.html A research blog tracking copyright related policy & technology developments in Japan. By Andreas Bovens. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:59:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Neal http://chosaq.net/archives/2006/12/jasrac-putting-pressure-on-youtube.html/comment-page-1#comment-184781 Neal Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:26:30 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2006/12/jasrac-putting-pressure-on-youtube.html#comment-184781 JASRAC holds a special place of hate in my hear, I think all these artists would be upset to find out that they are losing chances at a western audience. This hurts album sales more than helps. JASRAC holds a special place of hate in my hear, I think all these artists would be upset to find out that they are losing chances at a western audience. This hurts album sales more than helps.

]]> By: John Kim http://chosaq.net/archives/2006/12/jasrac-putting-pressure-on-youtube.html/comment-page-1#comment-36501 John Kim Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:15:27 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2006/12/jasrac-putting-pressure-on-youtube.html#comment-36501 Google/YouTube should form a partnership with JASRAC to allow non-commercial videos posted on YouTube. It will benefit bolth. It will contiribute to world-wide promotion of Japanese music. Google/YouTube should form a partnership with JASRAC to allow non-commercial videos posted on YouTube. It will benefit bolth. It will contiribute to world-wide promotion of Japanese music.

]]> By: John Kim http://chosaq.net/archives/2006/12/jasrac-putting-pressure-on-youtube.html/comment-page-1#comment-36498 John Kim Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:10:42 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2006/12/jasrac-putting-pressure-on-youtube.html#comment-36498 JASRAC is a huge, powerful interest group controlling 10 million dollar copyright income business. Its high pressure, mafia-like tactics of fee collection is despised and denounced. It sends tugs even to small coffee shops that play music in threatening manner. The organization employs high ex-goverment officals to obtain favoritism. Its operation is not transparent. No one knows how much is payed to copyright owners and how much is kept in their own pocket. YouTube should resist this kind of pressure tactics of JASRAC. YouTube should demand documented proof of contract with copyrighters whom JASRAC claims to represent. Such proof should be submitted for each video they demand deletion. Recently 300 videos were deleted in one stroke. Such a blanket deletion is unwarranted. Many of those videos were over 50 years old and copyrights have expired. JASRAC is a huge, powerful interest group controlling 10 million dollar copyright income business. Its high pressure, mafia-like tactics of fee collection is despised and denounced. It sends tugs even to small coffee shops that play music in threatening manner.

The organization employs high ex-goverment officals to obtain favoritism. Its operation is not transparent. No one knows how much is payed to copyright owners and how much is kept in their own pocket.

YouTube should resist this kind of pressure tactics of JASRAC. YouTube should demand documented proof of contract with copyrighters whom JASRAC claims to represent. Such proof should be submitted for each video they demand deletion.

Recently 300 videos were deleted in one stroke. Such a blanket deletion is unwarranted. Many of those videos were over 50 years old and copyrights have expired.

]]> By: Kokoro Media -- Covering the Business of Asian Media http://chosaq.net/archives/2006/12/jasrac-putting-pressure-on-youtube.html/comment-page-1#comment-456 Kokoro Media -- Covering the Business of Asian Media Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:42:43 +0000 http://chosaq.net/archives/2006/12/jasrac-putting-pressure-on-youtube.html#comment-456 [...] According to Chosaq, Japan also has a similar safe-harbor exception to the US - DMCA Act. [...] [...] According to Chosaq, Japan also has a similar safe-harbor exception to the US – DMCA Act. [...]

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