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Japan backs new payment right for public playback of recorded music

By Toko Sekiguchi ( January 14, 2026, 06:52 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s copyright policymakers have endorsed creating a new statutory payment right that would require businesses playing recorded music in public to pay performers and record producers, moving the issue from exploratory debate to a concrete legislative blueprint.Japan’s copyright policymakers have endorsed creating a new statutory payment right that would require businesses playing recorded music in public to pay performers and record producers, moving the issue from exploratory debate to a concrete legislative blueprint....

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