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First Anime Copyright Trust Established
Date: 5/31/2005
The Japanese Bank Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. has become the first financial institution in Japan to take advantage of revisions to the nation's trust laws, forming a copyright trust surrounding a TV animation. The Shizai trust abolished the limitation of the asset trust in December last year making this possible. The Mizuho trust was contracted by the animated cartoon production company D-Rights regarding the copyright trust of the TV animation Gun Sword which is being co-produced by Victor Entertainment. The Mizuho trust sells investors beneficiary rights to receive earnings such as license fee based on sales, overseas telecast / DVD release etc..
Source: Anime News Service