Intellectual Property Plan, Deliberations in Final Stages.

■ Intellectual Property Plan, Deliberations in Final Stages.

The Intellectual Property Headquarters Concept Committee has discussed the intellectual property plan.

Three comments are made:

1. Overall Scope

The focus on data utilization rules and supports such as the metaverse/NFTs will be well-received.

Particularly, the latter is not yet firmly established in policy, but it is important to recognize it as a key issue. We want to adopt a proactive approach in anticipation of these supports becoming a global theme.

2. Content Strategy

The societal digital transformation accelerated by COVID-19 presents both a significant opportunity and a substantial shift for content creation. It is important to recognize that we are now at a turning point rather than merely an extension of the past. Three key points are:

1) How to deal with investments from Chinese IT companies in Japan, alongside addressing the dominance of American platforms from Big Tech.

2) How to incorporate emerging technologies such as the metaverse and NFTs into policy discussions.

3) There are likely structural changes and regulatory shifts in the broadcasting industry, provided the ongoing discussions within the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. It is crucial to consider how these changes affect the content creation side.

These issues require a peculiar strategic approach rather than traditional copyright handling or international expansion.

How we hand these within the ongoing discussions will be crucial.