Learning of Tomorrow
- 2020.04.07
- Freedom to Use Copyrighted Works Even in Online Classes
Although the Copyright Act was amended to allow the use of copyrighted works in remote classes without permission in exchange for the payment of compensation, differences remained between rights holders and the education sector regarding compensation amounts and guidelines. Furthermore, since school boards and other relevant bodies had not made budgetary provisions for the new fiscal year, the amended law had not yet gone into effect.
The Learning of Tomorrow Association’s Copyright Working Group held repeated discussions, calling for early enforcement while working to coordinate with relevant parties.
With schools across the country forced to conduct remote classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in response to a request for emergency measures from the Agency for Cultural Affairs, SARTRAS (General Incorporated Association for the Management of Compensation for Public Transmission for Educational Purposes), a designated management organization, announced that—as a special measure limited to fiscal year 2020—announced that it had decided to apply to the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs for approval to provide the compensation fees required for the implementation of the “Compensation System for Public Transmission for Educational Purposes” “free of charge” as a special exception limited to the fiscal year 2020.
This application for approval is expected to be submitted as early as mid-April.
We also hope that fiscal measures will be put in place to ensure that compensation is paid to rights holders starting next fiscal year.
Profile
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Digital Picture Book Author Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVASAfter graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
