A man who was in charge of sound effects on a commercial news program applied for a lie that he had broadcast a song he composed more than 1900 times, and illegally received more than 74 million yen from JASRAC = Japanese Society for Rights of Authors of Music. It turned out that it seems to have been.
JASRAC has filed a lawsuit seeking compensation from the audio company.
According to JASRAC, a man who worked for a sound company in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, signed a contract with JASRAC to take charge of the sound effects of the morning news program of Nippon Television and to manage the copyright of the songs he composed. I was there.
It is believed that the man applied for a total of 1900 broadcasts of his songs on the program for more than two years from 2015, and illegally received a usage fee of about 74 million yen from JASRAC. is.
For songs used in programs of broadcasting stations, the broadcasting station applies for the songs and times used for JASRAC, and JASRAC distributes the usage fee to composers who have copyrights accordingly.
JASRAC has filed a lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court seeking compensation of more than 55 million yen from the sound company, and said that it is the first time to file a lawsuit in such a case.
In response to NHK's interview, the audio company admitted that the man had received the royalties illegally, and said, "We have a contract with a man. The trial is left to the attorney, but I want to keep an eye on the circumstances." I am.