The
Music Task Force is a task force commissioned under the Strategic Council on
Intellectual Property, and is involved in the international expansion of the
Japanese music industry. It is the first effort in studying policies with a
focus on music. In the midst of the important subject of advancing the overseas
expansion of content, it was established for specific discussions, with the
music industry as a model case.
Why
music now? The government explains that the high prevalence of overseas
expansion in music, coupled with the rising maturity of industry practices, makes
music a suitable model. The industry was compelled to digitalize its content
way before text and videos did the same, and quickly became globalized.
Therefore, the structure of the industry has undergone huge changes. However,
the scale of the Japanese music industry is such that it joins the American
music industry as one of the two top music industries in the world, and such
that overseas expansion has become an independent theme within the industry.
Even without support from the government, it plans to handle digitization and
globalization by itself. The plans are to use the music industry as a model to
accomplish overseas expansion, and use that to influence other content areas.
However,
careful attention should be paid not to business assistance, but to the maintenance of the basic foundations of the industry,
as mentioned by President Sakomoto of Shochiku during discussions at an
assembly. Giving assistance to businesses that rely purely on support from the
authorities will bring about an inefficient allocation of resources, and will
retain uncompetitive businesses. Growth strategies and the preservation of
traditional culture must never be conflated with each other. It is important for
the country to think carefully before choosing how to proceed.
In
light of this, the consolidated policies involve numerous facets, such as the
establishment of overseas bases, the strengthening of copyright protection, and
the nurturing of talent. Among these facets, the one that I am keeping my eye
on is the construction of databases. Specifically speaking, the creation of a
database that cuts across the entire music industry.
"Even
within the country, there already exist providers that offer data from
overseas, such as Sync Music, but in order to provide 'seasonal' information to
local fan groups, there is a need to provide additional information, such as
that about upcoming concerts, television broadcasts, and new album sales."
(From written report)
Based
on requests by the music industry, our research office manages and operates "Sync
Music", and handles information regarding more than 2000 music artists.
With this as a base, we plan to move towards new database concepts and support
such next-generation infrastructure like this, as part of the government.
We
will begin to make our move.
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