CPRACenter for Performers’ Rights Administration

Japan Council of Performers Rights& Performing Arts Organizations (Geidankyo)

CPRA/Geidankyo is a collective management organization (CMO) with a mission

to protect performers’ rights and benefit andto support the creative activities.

In 1993, the Center for Performers’ Rights Administration (CPRA) was established by

the Japan Council of Performers Rights & Performing Arts Organizations (Geidankyo)

as a specialized body for appropriate administration of performers’ rights with the

cooperation of other concerned organizations.

Since 2012, when Geidankyo became a public interest incorporated association, Rights

Holder Members Committee was formed of such rights-entrusted general incorporated

associations as the Japan Association of Music Enterprises (JAME), the Federation of

Music Producers Japan (FMPJ), Music People’s Nest (MPN) and Performers’ Rights

Entrustment (PRE) along with the CPRA Executive Committee. CPRA is committed to

the administration of performers’ rights independently, transparently and on rightsholders

own initiative.

CPRA is supporting creative activities and contributing to the development of culture

and art by promoting smooth use of performances and protecting performers’ rights.

Broadcastingorganizations,wire diffusion

organizations, etc

Claim

Payment

Claim

Re-entrustment

Payment

Distribution

EntrustmentDistribution

Center For Performers’ RightsAdministration

Mandatorybodies

CDrental shops

Right holders(Performers)

Newlyacquired

information

Re-entrustment(Registration)

Entrustment

Collation Collation

Distribution

Distribution

Center For Performers’ Rights Administration

Repertoire DBPerformer DB

Performer ID(CPRA Local ID),

Pseudonym,Legal Name,

Date of Birth,Gender,

etc.

Catalogue Code(CPRA Local),

Product Nos., Title,

Main Artist, Track ID,

etc.

Track ID(CPRA Local ID),

Title, ISRC,

Performer ID,

etc.

Track Data Catalogue Data

Right holders(Performers)

Broadcast(wire-diffused)

worksRental CDs

Mandatorybodies

Registration

CPRA/Geidankyo is a collective management organization (CMO) with a mission

to protect performers’ rights and benefit andto support the creative activities.

Performers’ rights are protected in an international framework in the form of a

convention to which most countries in the world are signatories. In this framework,

foreign performers’ rights are protected in Japan and, in the same way, Japanese

performers’ rights are protected overseas. To enable this mechanism to function

practically and satisfactorily, performers’ rights management organizations in each

country have reciprocal agreements, under which they collect and distribute the

royalties for the performers of contracting parties.

CPRA/Geidankyo, as an ordinar y member of Societ ies ' Council for the

Collective Management of Performers' Rights (SCAPR), has actively entered into

such agreements with its counterparts for the effective international protection of

performers’ rights.

CMO Designated by the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs

Appropriate Rights Protection Abroad

Collection and Distribution

The Copyright Law of Japan entitles performers to neighboring rights to their performances

fixed on commercial phonograms.

CPRA/Geidankyo is designated by the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs, the Japanese

Government, as the only organization authorized to exercise on behalf of performers’ and other

right holders’ rights;

(1) to claim secondary use fees of commercial phonograms in broadcasting and wire diffusion, and

(2) to claim remunerations of commercial phonograms for CD rental.

In addition, CPRA is also engaged in management of performers’ rights related to the use of

broadcasting programs, by utilizing its long built-up know-how on collection and distribution of

secondary use fees of commercial phonograms.

Newlyacquired

information

Re-entrustment(Registration)

Entrustment

Collation Collation

Distribution

Distribution

Center For Performers’ Rights Administration

Repertoire DBPerformer DB

Performer ID(CPRA Local ID),

Pseudonym,Legal Name,

Date of Birth,Gender,

etc.

Catalogue Code(CPRA Local),

Product Nos., Title,

Main Artist, Track ID,

etc.

Track ID(CPRA Local ID),

Title, ISRC,

Performer ID,

etc.

Track Data Catalogue Data

Right holders(Performers)

Broadcast(wire-diffused)

worksRental CDs

Mandatorybodies

Registration

CPRA receives the usage report of the secondary use fees of

commercial phonograms from broadcasting organizations and

wire diffusion organizations and royalties and remunerations for

CD rental from CD rental shops, and the col lected monies are

distributed to entitled right holders on that basis. For this procedure,

CPRA/Geidankyo has built up a database consisting of performers

information and repertoire. The entitled right holders are identified

by collating these databases with the used commercial phonograms.

Efficient distribution also contributes to reducing CPRA’s

workload and expenses. As a result, its commissions can be phased

down, resulting in an increased sum of distribution to right holders.

Databases for Appropriate and Efficient Distribution

⃝Mexico

⃝Netherlands

⃝Poland

⃝Portugal

⃝Republic of Korea

⃝Russia

⃝Serbia

⃝Slovenia

⃝Spain

⃝Sweden

⃝Ukraine

⃝United Kingdom

⃝United States of America

(as of Sept. 2015)

List of Partner Countries to Such Agreements

⃝Belgium

⃝Brazil

⃝Canada

⃝Cyprus

⃝Denmark

⃝Estonia

⃝Finland

⃝France

⃝Germany

⃝Greece

⃝Kazakhstan

⃝Ireland

⃝Italy

Culture First Website (Japanese only)

Strengthening performers’ rights and eliminating

the infringement, CPRA discusses with other related bodies

effective ways to address these issues, and is actively committed

to promotional activities including the Arts and

Culture Forum and the Culture First campaign.

For Smooth Distribution and Appropriate Protection of Performances

Advocacy and public information activities

CPRA is also engaged in research on performers’ rights and on effective ways

to exercise these rights in information society.

Research

In collaboration with international bodies of performers,

the International Federation of Actors (FIA) and the International

Federation of Musicians (FIM), CPRA is making contribution

to formulate international norms regarding performers’ rights

and their protection in the World Intellectual Property Organization

(WIPO).

Formulation of international norms on performers’ rights

CPRA is cooperating with international organizations including WIPO regarding

the improvement of legal bases for protection of performers and collective management of

their rights in developing countries, and providing support in diverse ways to the national

governments concerned and relevant non-governmental organizations.

Cooperation with international organizations

These activities include the publication of CPRA News and SANZUI,

and establishment of CPRA official website.

Public relations activities

Participation in WIPO Diplomatic Conference

SANZUI (Japanese only)

CPRA news (Japaneses only)CPRA Website

Kosyu-KaidoAve.

Yamate-Dori Street.

New National Theatre Tokyo

→to

Shinjuku←to Sasazuka

East Exit●

TOKYO OPERA CITY TOWER

Keio New Line Hatsudai Station.

Outline

▪ NameCenter for Performers’ Rights Administration (CPRA)Japan Council of Performers Rights & Performing Arts Organizations (Geidankyo)

▪ EstablishmentOctober 1, 1993

▪ Chairman of CPRA Executive CommitteeMr. Joe Sakimoto

▪ ObjectivesIn order to promote the performing ar ts activities and to facilitate the smooth exploitation of performances, to help enhance the social status of performing ar tists, and to protect performers’ neighboring rights holders and thereby to create a spiritually enriched society and to contribute to the development of the Japanese culture

▪ Particulars of activities(1) Activities regarding the administration of performers’ neighboring rights(2) Acceptance of authorization to exercise rights regarding, and agreeing on total sums, collection and

distribution of fees for the secondary use of commercial phonograms pertaining to performers (3) Acceptance of authorization to exercise rights regarding, and agreeing on sums, collection and

distribution of fees pertaining to the licensing of rental and remunerations pertaining to such rental of commercial phonograms pertaining to performers

(4) Activities regarding the distribution of remunerations for private audio and audiovisual recording pertaining to performers, carried out by the designated administering organizations pertaining to private audio and audiovisual recording

(5) Other activities necessary for the achievement of the objectives

▪ Major partners to agreementsJapan Broadcas t ing Corporat ion (NHK) , members of the Japan Commercial Broadcas ter s Association (JBA), satellite broadcasting organizations, USEN, CATV, community FM broadcasters, CD rental shops, and so forth

Participation in WIPO Diplomatic Conference

Center for Performers’ Rights Administration (CPRA)Japan Council of Performers Rights & Performing Arts Organizations (Geidankyo)

11F Tokyo Opera City Tower

3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1466 JAPAN

Tel: +81-3-5353-6600 Fax: +81-3-5353-6614

http://www.cpra.jp