Government Announces "Intellectual Property Promotion Plan 2008"
- 23Jun 2008
On June 18, the IPPH (Intellectual Property Policy Headquarters), under the direction of
Prime Minister Fukuda, announced the "Intellectual Property Promotion Plan 2008".
The plan's objectives are:
1. Strengthen international competitiveness in intellectual property-related fields;
2. Foster development of intellectual property industries in international markets; and
3. Progress toward common global and pan-Asia objectives on intellectual property-related issues.
In re counterfeiting and pirated goods, the IPPH will speed up efforts to ratify the provisionally
named "Anti-Counterfeiting Goods Treaty".
pageTopJapanese Content Broadcasters Host China Online Video Piracy Seminar
- 14May 2008
On May 13, a coalition of 13 Japanese commercial TV broadcasters hosted a "China Online
Video Piracy Seminar" in Tokyo, attracting around 150 attendees from television broadcast
and production companies, advertising agencies and MPA member companies.
At the event, aimed at developing an international approach to the problem of video
piracy in China that via the Internet is affecting the Japanese and other regional
markets, industry executives delivered presentations on the subjects of China
Internet legislation and regulation, and cooperative solutions against online video
piracy.
JIMCA's legal counsel emphasized that Japanese content owners and broadcasters have a
leading role to play in the interdiction of illegal piracy internationally through
their responses to the problem in Japan.