[T.IIZUKA]

Everybody, please do not misunderstand it.

It is a mechanism that the rental such as CD can be lawfully done in Japan.

The Short story
CD, VHS, and DVD are also lawfully good at the rental.
The rental agency is a registration system, and the royalty is being paid to the copyright holder according to the lending frequency.
Moreover, there is a setting at the prohibition period after CD is put on the market.

The Long story

It is Web of the maximum copyright group in Japan.
An English page is http://www.jasrac.or.jp/ejhp/index.htm here.

Here is Web of the industry group.
http://cdvnet.jp/
To our regret, it is only a Japanese display.

It quotes it here a little.
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Operation of copyright concerning present CD rental.
CD produced in Japan
Album: Rental prohibition of three weeks from release date.
Single: Prohibition period none

Other CD (CD produced excluding Japan . It doesn't mean "import CD")
Rental prohibition of both albums and singles for one year from release date

Rental times of CD rental (yen=JPY)
(To the rental degree of one time)
Writing songs and composer:Album 70 yen, single 15 yen
Performer:Album 50 yen, single 15 yen
Record producer:Album 50 yen, 15 yen

 

[boozcool]

Well there ya go

Thank you for clearing that up, T.IIZUKA
I really have to admire the system they have set up. Instead of taking the method of the US, which is closing their eyes, covering their ears, and telling themselves that it isn't happening, the Japanese system is much more reasonable especially in today's society. In addition, it generates an insane amount of revenue that would otherwise never be realized
Just out of curiosity, is it legal to make copies of CDs in Japan?

 

[T.IIZUKA]

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Originally Posted by boozcool /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well there ya go Thank you for clearing that up, T.IIZUKA I really have to admire the system they have set up. Instead of taking the method of the US, which is closing their eyes, covering their ears, and telling themselves that it isn't happening, the Japanese system is much more reasonable especially in today's society. In addition, it generates an insane amount of revenue that would otherwise never be realized Just out of curiosity, is it legal to make copies of CDs in Japan?

It is OK for private use.
It is a range of the private copying to the last.
However, the reproduction that does the one of the reproduction prevention in the crack is NG.

The discussion is continuing about private use for the book now.

The restriction concerning recording digital broadcasting is a hot topic.
Will you have heard the name "B-CAS" if it lives in Japan?
B-CAS - Wikipedia (Japanese page)

 

[Laokid18]

Wish record/cd shops would do this in america, alot of people will never think of going to the library.

 

[T.IIZUKA]

The record rental started in the 1980's, and it became a problem in Japan.
Present operation is the one from 1991.

Long time was taken to make it to the mechanism that it was correctly distributed by the person who had the copyright and it was solved.

I do not use the rental agency. Because CD wanting it is no squids.
The music of the foreign country is only major though there is a lot of Japanese musics.
The rental cost is also never cheap, and amazon etc. audition, and buy import CD the purchase of CD.

No do be known this is because my preference has been biased either.

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Originally Posted by Laokid18 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wish record/cd shops would do this in america, alot of people will never think of going to the library.

 

[wonderwall]

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Originally Posted by boozcool /img/forum/go_quote.gif Book Off is great, they have a huge one in the city I'm currently in, but I wonder how they came up with such a ridiculous name (kinda sounds like "F*@$ off") With the Family Book here, twice a month they offer any DVD or CD rental for only $1. So theoretically you can get 15 albums for the price of 1

You know, you could always buy Japanese CDs not available outside Asia from Book Off and sell them on ebay with a small mark-up. It would be profitable to you and fans of J-Music need as many sources as they can get outside places like yesasia and cdjapan, which have become unaffordable recently. Huge plus for people that don't live near a Book Off. Just a suggestion. ^^;

 

[oqvist]

I suppose they have to have permission to borrow out cds at libraries from the record companies? Maybe different in different countries.

Over here you can borrow cds once for about 14 days, movies/games in 5 days.
That is how it should work really.

 

[T.IIZUKA]

I think that handling concerning Copyright of Japan is understood here.

There are answer to various events, too and the content promoted greater understanding easily.

CRIC (Engilish Page)

It only had to know this site earlier.

 

[krmathis]

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Originally Posted by soundboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Your library don't charge a fee for lending out CDs, right?

Correct! Its free of charge, just like with paper books and like.