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Japan

WGJ - Writers Guild of Japan

General Information
Right Holders Represented
Rights Held
Type of Licenses

Brief description of the rights administered

Writers Guild of Japan, WGJ, manages the right of
- Public transmission,
- Screen presentation,
- Reproduction,
- Rental, etc., on behalf of playwrights.

Contact Details

Telephone:	+81 3 34012304
Fax:	+81 3 34017255
Email:	yoshino@writersguild.or.jp
Website:	http://www.writersguild.or.jp/wgjeng/
Address:	Roppongi Denki Bidg. 3F, 6-1-20, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Notes:	Information for WGJ was contributed by the CMO through WIPO

Right Holders Represented

Film Studios
Performers
Print publishers

Rights Held

	Rights administered by the Collecting Society?	Right held by virtue of a law or statute?	Possible by law to have these rights cleared directly by the right holder without involving the Collecting Society?
Reproduction / copying rights	Yes	Yes	No
Public performance rights	Yes	Yes	No
Distribution rights / rights to issue copies to the public	Yes	Yes	No
Rights to communicate to the public / make available over the internet	Yes	Yes	No
Other rights

Type of Licenses

+ Television Broadcasting

+ Radio Broadcasting

Name / type of license	Video and TV by cable
Type of licensee (e.g., business, school, charity, broadcaster, etc.)	Video and TV by cable
Rights granted by the license	WGJ accepts entrustment of the broadcasting right, right of transmission to public, right of cinematographic presentation, reproduction right, and distribution right from scenario writers, and with the right of representation from scenario writers, WGJ grants the license for the adaptation right, publishing right and performance right
Details of the rate structure, if available	N/A
Link	N/A
Notes	N/A

Name / type of license	Broadcasting right
Type of licensee (e.g., business, school, charity, broadcaster, etc.)	Broadcasting right
Rights granted by the license	WGJ accepts entrustment of the broadcasting right, right of transmission to public, right of cinematographic presentation, reproduction right, and distribution right from scenario writers, and with the right of representation from scenario writers, WGJ grants the license for the adaptation right, publishing right and performance right
Details of the rate structure, if available	N/A
Link	N/A
Notes	N/A