In a lawsuit in which music schools were required to pay copyright royalties for music used in lessons, the Supreme Court ruled that performances by students were not covered, and the royalties were limited to teacher performances. Judgment has been made that it can be collected.
This is the first time that a judicial decision has been made regarding copyright in music classes, and it is expected to affect music classes nationwide.
About 250 music school operating companies, such as the Yamaha Music Foundation, responded to JASRAC, which manages music copyrights, announcing a policy five years ago to charge music schools a fee for using music. I filed a lawsuit claiming that there is no
The Intellectual Property High Court in the second trial considered performances by teachers and students separately, and while it was possible to collect royalties for performances by teachers, it ruled that performances by students were not covered. It was disputed whether the music school could collect usage fees.
In the ruling on the 24th, Chief Judge Takuya Miyama of the 1st Petty Bench of the Supreme Court ruled that the student's performance was not covered, and the ruling was finalized that the usage fee could be collected only for the teacher's performance.
This is the first time that a judicial decision has been made regarding copyright in music classes, and it is expected to affect music classes nationwide.