The loss of the Japanese economy caused by movie copyright infringement amounted to 56.4 billion yen

According to the announcement of the Japan International Film Copyright Association (JIMCA), the loss of the Japanese economy as a whole caused by movie copyright infringement totaled 56.4 billion yen, losses of 23.5 billion yen a year also in the film industry alone That's right. This is a research companyIpsosWhenOxford EconomicsThose who received the results of the joint investigation by.

Japan International Film Copyright Association / JIMCA / Movie copyright infringement caused a loss of 56.4 billion yen to the Japanese economy

◆ Survey target
The subject of this survey was JapanProduction age population(15 to 64 years old)3000 Internet users. It will be data from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2010 as a period.

◆ Definition of copyright infringement
When these investigations are carried out, what is worrisome is what kind of act is copyright infringement?

This time, downloading, streaming, digitally transferring files etc.Digital infringement, Purchasing pirated copies or copied DVDsPhysical infringement, Borrow an unapproved copy and watch itSecondary infringementThat,To watch the whole movie by "non-regular" meansThe survey was done with a definition.

In the survey, using words such as "illegal" stimulates emotion and can not obtain the correct result, so avoid using these words and use the word "irregular". Consideration was given so that you can answer as honestly as possible.

◆ Direct Loss of the Film Industry

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As a result of the survey, the population of the production ageOne in six people is involved in the copyright infringement of the movieI understood that it was. The number of pirated movies watched and purchased during the investigation period was 95 million, 35% of those involved were "Without a pirated version I bought a regular version"I answered.

Converting this, the direct loss of consumption expenditure incurred by the film industry is¥ 23.5 billion. Consumption expenditure shows retail price such as box office box office income, sale and rental of BD and DVD, video on demand, video download and streaming. In terms of percentage, digital infringement was 16,742 million yen, secondary infringement was 3,539 million yen, physical infringement was 3,238 million yen loss.

If we say a loss of 23.5 billion yen, when we correct it to the populationApproximately 184 yen per person,Amount exceeding the average operating revenue of seven J league (J1) teamsIt is said that.

"I saw it in pirated version but it was fun, so I bought it at the shop afterwards." "If it does not have a pirated version it would be OK, I think that there was not anything to purposely pay". In the calculation of this direct loss, it accounts for 27% of the number of infringement cases "I saw it in the regular version after watching the pirated version", accounts for 38% of infringement cases "Even if there is no pirate version, It is not excluded the case that you will never see ".

◆ Impact on the Japanese economy

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The movie industry is not the only one affected by copyright infringement. When the income of the film industry decreases, investment in materials and equipment used for shooting, for example, decreases, transportation, marketing and others are affected. If the income of a person working in the film industry decreases, that person reduces consumption by reducing eating out and tightening waste of shopping. Then, the influence spreads steadily and steadily.

Based on all of these effects,Loss of 56.4 billion yen by the Japanese economy as a result of movie copyright infringementIt will be said that it gave out.Gross domestic product (GDP) is 28.9 billion yen, tax revenue is 6.2 billion yen lossis. If we say 56.4 billion yen loss, it will be 441 yen or more per one population.

Also,Loss of employment of 2,600 peopleHas occurred.

◆ Receiving the results
Based on the results of this survey, JIMCA representative director and others announced their comments.

Japan International Film Copyright Association (JIMCA) Mr. Takashi Mimura Representative Director:
This survey found that the destructive influence of movie piracy inflicts great damage to the entire economy of Japan as well as the film industry. This is a threat to all employment and business. Further efforts including legal revision are necessary to protect the copyright and raise awareness of the value of the copyrighted work.

National Federation of Life Sanitation AssociationOdori Norihiko chairperson:
This message is to protect the lives of many people working in the Japanese movie industry including movie theaters, that is to say, to protect the living people concerning this industry and to break "movie" entertainment anyone can enjoy. The figures shown by this survey are amazing. For further protection of video content, we must act seriously and act what we must do now, not just those involved in the film industry.

Tokyo International Film FestivalTatsumi Yoda Chairman:
The purpose of the Tokyo International Film Festival is to create dreams, hopes, exchanges and livelihoods for people and the economy through the artistic culture of film. These high-quality cultures grow and penetrate for the first time when circles of creation, protection and utilization are connected. Through this investigation report, I hope that unconscious copyright infringement will destroy this circle and that understanding will be deepened as it hamper our important cultures, lives and business development.

It is natural that the sense of crisis in the industry is high, and in KoreaToo many illegal downloads, DVDs can not be sold, Hollywood movie companies withdrawIt is also happening. In China, pirated DVD is a big problem, and nine out of ten DVDs sold are pirated.

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How can we put out accurate measures in the present era when pirated editions were made easily by digitizing data and it became possible to see it? As Mr. Oguchi comments, not only the movie industry, but the entire content industry and the whole Japanese industry must lose this business, it will be destroyed.