Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers（JASRAC）has released the English report of the JASRAC/APMA Copyright Symposium on "Buyouts in Asia" held on March 25, 2021.

Copyright Symposium on "Buyouts in Asia" the English report(PDF）

The Symposium focused on the topic of buyouts (a commercial transaction in which copyrights are purchased in exchange for a lump sum of money when the creation of a piece of music is commissioned) faced by creators in Japan and abroad, especially young creators, and discussed the problems and solutions.　

PartⅠ
Talk session
Björn Ulvaeus, President, CISAC - International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers - is the world's leading network of authors' societies, ABBA ｍember, 　　　
Shunichi Tokura, APMA Chairman, Composer/Arranger/Producer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

PartⅡ
Keynote speech
Alice Lee, Associate Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong（HKU）　　 　

PartⅢ
Panel discussion
Gadi Oron, CISAC Director General　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　
Alice Lee, Associate Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong（HKU）　　 　 　　　
Satoshi Watanabe, CISAC Asia-Pacific Regional Committee（APC）Chairman/MC of the Panel　　　 　　　

【Access information】
You can view the recorded Symposium at the JASRAC channel on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b6P6fIOXzw&list=PL2Zv-_aDXPrQOFoqrx-WF8ytOILdZON9P&index=2