Content Platforms and the Antimonopoly Act
At the Committee for Improving the Status of Performers, I gave a presentation titled “Content Platforms and the Antimonopoly Act.”
With adult content distribution platforms in mind, and drawing on information the committee provided about the market environment and the characteristics of competitive conduct, I introduced and examined antimonopoly concerns and the basic ways of thinking about them.
As far as I know, there have been no antimonopoly violation cases in the adult content industry so far, and hearing about the contractual arrangements specific to the industry was very interesting. I expect that progress will come if the Japan Fair Trade Commission conducts a market study in the future.
In particular, the share of revenue taken by distribution platforms (as has come out in past court cases, it is apparently not unusual for the producer’s share to fall below 50%) is difficult to treat under antimonopoly law and looks likely to be an important subject of research.
The 6th meeting of the Committee for Improving the Status of Performers was held on December 3, 2024
This post was translated from the Japanese original.