A study group comprising major publishing companies, writers and Diet members has agreed to establish "original edition rights" to protect publication rights and copyrights in an age of electronic media.
Chaired by Masaharu Nakagawa, minister of state for disaster management, the group has been discussing how to improve circumstances for printed and electronic cultural products, according to its members. It decided to promote awareness of the new rights and how copyrights and publishing rights should be protected in the digital age, they said. (Yomiuri)
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