What are the requirements for affiliating myself with JASRAC?

For information concerning requirements for affiliation and application procedures, please refer to our " Membership " page on our website, and also to our "... show detail

I would like to obtain details of how my songs are being used in Japan.

JASRAC can disclose details about music usage, rights ownership or distributions to its own Members and Trustors, and its sister collective management organi... show detail

I received an indication of "copyright infringement" from YouTube that "Muserk Rights Management" is claiming rights ownership. It seems like a copyright infringement claim. What should I do?

This indicates that “Muserk LLC (Muserk Rights Management) will claim copyright usage fees from YouTube for the music included in the uploaded videos”. It ... show detail

I would like to provide information concerning the rights ownership of my songs.

JASRAC can only register details about rights ownership it receives from its own Members and Trustors, and its sister collective management organizations (CM... show detail

In addition to the claim from "Muserk Rights Management", I also received an indication from YouTube that other unknown CMOs are claiming rights ownership. Are these suspicious groups?

It is possible that foreign CMOs that are entrusted by JASRAC to administer JASRAC repertoire in certain territories are making claims. Videos uploaded to... show detail

Under what circumstances would JASRAC administer my copyrights?

JASRAC administers the copyrights of its own Members and Trustors, or members of other copyright management organizations with which JASRAC has a representat... show detail

When will royalties collected by JASRAC on my behalf be distributed to me?

When your works are used in Japan, JASRAC collects the royalties and distributes them to your collective management organization (CMO).Your CMO will then dis... show detail

I will be relocating my musical activities to Japan. What are the requirements for affiliating myself with JASRAC?

Since you are a member of a collective management organization which has a representation agreement with JASRAC, your copyrights are already administered by ... show detail

We are a music publisher with a copyright trust contract with JASRAC. We have a sub-publisher in the United States, which administers mechanical rights directly for us. What should we do in this case?

Where JASRAC confirms that a sub-publisher (SP) and Muserk LLC (Muserk Rights Management) have made overlapping claims for mechanical rights related to the u... show detail