7.

Performances etc. at culture centers
Notwithstanding the provisions in 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 8. and 9. above, the fee forculture centers, culture schools, open colleges and other business establishments
which regularly engage in the business of providing customers with lectures forgeneral knowledge, skills, practical skills, exercises, etc. (hereinafter referred to as“culture centers”), shall be a sum equal to the amount obtained by adding to theamount calculated hereafter, the amount equivalent to the consumption tax.
(1)

When an annual blanket licensing agreement is concluded, the annual fee
1for one facility shall be 100 of the amount calculated based on the total
tuition income.
(2)

In the event above (1) does not apply, the fee shall be as follows.
(i)

The fee for one lecture where performances etc. are held is shown on
the following table:
Number of students

Tuition rate

Not

Not

Not

Not

Not

exceedingexceedingexceedingexceedingexceeding

1015

2025

30

per lecture
Not exceeding ¥1,000

¥150

¥220

¥300

¥370

¥450

Not exceeding ¥1,500

¥220

¥330

¥450

¥560

¥670

Not exceeding ¥2,000¥300¥450

¥600

¥750

¥900

Not exceeding ¥2,500

¥370

¥560

¥750

¥930

¥1,120Not exceeding ¥3,000

¥450

¥670

¥900

¥1,120¥1,350Not exceeding ¥3,500

¥520

¥780

¥1,050¥1,310¥1,570Not exceeding ¥4,000

¥600

¥900

¥1,200¥1,500¥1,800Not exceeding ¥4,500¥670¥1,010¥1,350¥1,680¥2,020Not exceeding ¥5,000¥750¥1,120¥1,500¥1,870¥2,250In the event of the tuition rate per lecture exceeding ¥5,000, the fee shall bea sum equal to the amount obtained by adding to the applicable fee forcharge “Not exceeding ¥5,000,” the applicable fee for charge “Notexceeding ¥1,000” for each additional ¥1,000 or part thereof.

In the event of the number of students exceeding 30, the fee shall be a sum
equal to the amount obtained by adding to the applicable fee for charge “Notexceeding 30,” the applicable fee for charge “Not exceeding 10” for eachadditional 10 persons or part thereof.

(ii)

In the event above (i) does not apply, the fee shall be determined on a
per-work and per-performance basis as follows.
(a) The fee for a performance not exceeding 5 minutes is shown onthe following table:
Number of students
Not

Not

Not

Not

Not

exceeding exceeding exceeding exceeding exceeding
Tuition rate

1015202530

per lecture
Not exceeding ¥1,000

¥50

¥70

¥100

¥120

¥150

Not exceeding ¥2,000

¥100

¥150

¥200

¥250

¥300

Not exceeding ¥3,000

¥150

¥220

¥300

¥370

¥450

Not exceeding ¥4,000

¥200

¥300

¥400

¥500

¥600

Not exceeding ¥5,000

¥250

¥370

¥500

¥620

¥750

In the event of the tuition rate per lecture exceeding ¥5,000, the fee
shall be a sum equal to the amount obtained by adding to theapplicable fee for charge “Not exceeding ¥5,000,” the applicable fee
for charge “Not exceeding ¥1,000” for each additional ¥1,000 or partthereof.

In the event of the number of students exceeding 30, the fee shall be asum equal to the amount obtained by adding to the applicable fee forcharge “Not exceeding 30,” the applicable fee for charge “Notexceeding 10” for each additional 10 students or part thereof.

(b) The fee per work per performance whose playing time exceeds 5
minutes shall be a sum equal to the amount obtained by adding tothe fee for a playing time not exceeding 5 minutes, the same feefor each additional 5 minutes or part thereof.

Notes for Performances etc. at culture centers
General Performances, etc.
(i)

Performance refers to performing, exhibiting (this excludes exhibitions using
theatrical films), or communicating (this excludes communication which theprovisions of Article 12 Background music is applied) works.

Fiscal year(ii)

The fiscal year applicable to the provisions of (1) shall be one year in April andending in March of the following year.

Tuition rate(iii) Tuition rate shall be a fee (exclusive of the consumption tax) usually required fora student to take a lecture, regardless of its name. However, such fee shall be thetotal income after deducting the costs on educational materials, facilities used andmusical instruments, where such cost burden is separately indicated.
Where a tuition rate per lecture is not fixed and alternatively a membership fee
etc. is charged, the tuition rate shall be determined within the scope of income
from such membership fees etc., with due regard to usage conditions and otherfactors.
Sum calculated based on the total tuition income(iv) The sum calculated based on the total tuition income shall be the tuition income
received for the lectures which were held during the previous fiscal year using theworks under the administration of the Society. In case this is not applicable, such50

amount shall be 100 of the tuition income received for all the lectures which used
the music.
Tuition rate per lecture(v)

The tuition rate per lecture shall be a charge obtained by dividing the tuition rates
for a course of lectures by the number of lectures held. Where such tuition rate isclassified into categories, such tuition income shall be the arithmetic mean, andwhere there are both charged and free-of-charge lectures, the latter is excluded.

Number of students(vi) Number of students shall be the number of persons to be admitted for a course oflectures. In the event that the predetermined number of students is given under theprovisions of (2), such number shall be applied.
Fee per work per use(vii) The fee per work per use means the fee required to pay for entire or partial use ofa work per performance.
Special rules for fee calculation(viii) In the event the provisions of (1) shall apply, the fee for the first year of thebusiness shall be determined based on the sum calculated based on the total
tuition income with due regard to usage conditions and other factors, within thescope of the tuition income during a certain period of time since the opening of
the first lecture, converted to its equivalent of the tuition income during the period
from the opening of the lectures to the end of the fiscal year.
(ix) In the event the provisions of (1) shall apply, in the previous fiscal year where thefees are calculated upon, when the period earning tuition income does not exceed
one year, the annual fee shall be determined based on the sum calculated based on
the total tuition income with due regard to usage conditions and other factors,
within the scope of the tuition income converted into a yearly basis.
(x)

In the event the provisions of (2)(i) or (2)(ii) shall apply, the fee where the number
50of students does not exceed 5 shall be 100 of the fee provided for each category
in the applicable for the number of students not exceeding 10.
Others(xi) For performances, etc. at culture centers, in the event the type of use or somespecific circumstances prevent the rates under this Article from being applicable,
the fee shall be determined within the scope of the amounts provided in thisArticle upon negotiation with the user.