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Copyright Law of Japan
February. 2020 Edition
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Outline of the Copyright Law Updated 19. January. 2023
Table of Contents
●Chapter I General Provisions
●Section 1 General Rules (Articles 1 through 5)
●Section 2 Scope of Application (Articles 6 through 9-2)
●Chapter II Rights of Authors
●Section 1 Works (Articles 10 through 13)
●Section 2 Authors (Articles 14 through 16)
●Section 3 The Substance of Rights
●Subsection 1 General Rules (Article 17)
●Subsection 2 Moral Rights of Authors (Articles 18 through 20)
●Subsection 3 Categories of Rights Comprising Copyright (Articles 21 through 28)
●Subsection 4 Ownership of Copyright to Cinematographic Works
●Subsection 5 (Article 29) Limitations of Copyright (Articles 30 through 50)
●Section 4 Term of Protection (Articles 51 through 58)
●Section 5 The Exclusive Nature of an Author's Moral Rights; Related Matters (Articles 59 and 60)
●Section 6 Transfer and Expiration of Copyright (Articles 61 and 62)
●Section 7 Exercise of Rights (Articles 63 through 66)
●Section 8 Exploitation of a Work Based on a Compulsory License (Articles 67 through 70)
●Section 9 Compensation; Related Matters (Articles 71 through 74)
●Section 10 Registration (Articles 75 through 78-2)
●Chapter III Print Rights (Articles 79 through 88)
●Chapter IV Neighboring Rights
●Section 1 General Rules (Articles 89 and 90)
●Section 2 Rights of Performers (Articles 90-2 through 95-3)
●Section 3 Rights of Producers of Phonograms (Articles 96 through 97-3)
●Section 4 Rights of Broadcasters (Articles 98 through 100)
●Section 5 Rights of Cablecasters (Articles 100-2 through 100-5)
●Section 6 Term of Protection (Article 101)
●Section 7 The Exclusive Nature of a Performer's Moral Rights; Related Matters (Articles 101-2 and 101-3)
●Section 8 Limitations, Transfer, Exercise, and Registration of Rights (Articles 102 through 104)
●Chapter V Compensation for Private Sound and Visual Recording (Articles 104-2 through 104-10)
●Chapter VI Dispute Resolution (Articles 105 through 111)
●Chapter VII Infringement of Rights (Articles 112 through 118)
●Chapter VIII Penal Provisions (Articles 119 through 124)
●Supplementary Provisions
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