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Article 20第二十条
Right to Integrity(同一性保持権)
Article 20, paragraph (1)
The author of a work has the right to preserve the integrity of that work and its title, and is not to be made to suffer any alteration, cut, or other modification thereto that is contrary to the author's intention.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply to the following modifications:
前項の規定は、次の各号のいずれかに該当する改変については、適用しない。
Article 20, paragraph (2), item (i)
the alteration of a written character or word, or any other modification made to a work when it is exploited pursuant to the provisions of Article 33, paragraph (1) (including when these apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (4) of that Article), Article 33-2, paragraph (1), or Article 34, paragraph (1), which is found to be unavoidable for the purpose of school education;
the modification of an architectural work by means of extension, rebuilding, repair, or remodeling;
建築物の増築、改築、修繕又は模様替えによる改変
Article 20, paragraph (2), item (iii)
the necessary modifications to make it so that a computer program work that otherwise cannot be exploited on a particular computer can be exploited on that computer, or to make it so that a computer program work can be exploited more effectively on a computer;
a modification other than as set forth in the preceding three items, which is found to be unavoidable in light of the nature of the work and the purpose and circumstances of its exploitation.
Subsection 3 Categories of Rights Comprising Copyright第三款 著作権に含まれる権利の種類
Article 21第二十一条
Right of Reproduction(複製権)
Article 21, paragraph (1)
The author of a work has the exclusive right to reproduce the work.
著作者は、その著作物を複製する権利を専有する。
Article 22第二十二条
Stage Performance Rights and Musical Performance Rights(上演権及び演奏権)
Article 22, paragraph (1)
The author of a work has the exclusive right to give a stage performance or musical performance of the work with the purpose of having it seen or heard directly by the public (hereinafter referred to as "publicly").
The author of a work has the exclusive right to publicly present a work via an on-screen presentation.
著作者は、その著作物を公に上映する権利を専有する。
Article 23第二十三条
Right to Transmit to the Public(公衆送信権等)
Article 23, paragraph (1)
The author of a work has the exclusive right to transmit to the public that work (this includes the right to make the work available for transmission, if the work is to be transmitted to the public via automatic public transmission).
The author of a cinematographic work has the exclusive right to distribute copies of that cinematographic work.
著作者は、その映画の著作物をその複製物により頒布する権利を専有する。
Article 26, paragraph (2)
The author of a work that is reproduced in a cinematographic work has the exclusive right to distribute that work in copies of the cinematographic work.
The author of a work (except a cinematographic work; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) has the exclusive right to make that work available to the public through the transfer of the original work or a copy of the work (if the work is one that has been reproduced in a cinematographic work, this excludes making that work available to the public through the transfer of a copy of the cinematographic work; the same applies hereinafter in this Article).
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if a work is made available to the public through the transfer of an original or copy that falls under a category provided for in one of the following items:
an original work or a copy of a work that is transferred to the public by the person that owns the right provided for in the preceding paragraph or a person authorized thereby;
前項に規定する権利を有する者又はその許諾を得た者により公衆に譲渡された著作物の原作品又は複製物
Article 26-2, paragraph (2), item (ii)
a copy of a work that is transferred to the public based on a compulsory license under the provisions of Article 67, paragraph (1) or Article 69, or a license under the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Provisions of the Copyright Act, in Consequence of the Enforcement of the Universal Copyright Convention (Act No. 86 of 1956);
a copy of a work that is transferred to the public based on the application of the provisions of Article 67-2, paragraph (1);
第六十七条の二第一項の規定の適用を受けて公衆に譲渡された著作物の複製物
Article 26-2, paragraph (2), item (iv)
an original work or a copy of a work that is transferred to exclusive groups made up of a few persons by the person that owns the right provided for in the preceding paragraph or by a person authorized thereby;
an original work or a copy of a work that is transferred abroad without prejudice to any right equivalent to the right set forth in the preceding paragraph, or that is transferred abroad by the person that owns any right equivalent to the right set forth in that paragraph or a person authorized thereby.
The author of a work (except a cinematographic work) has the exclusive right to make that work available to the public by renting out copies of the work (if the work is one that has been reproduced in a cinematographic work, this excludes making that work available to the public by renting out copies of the cinematographic work).
Translation Rights, Adaptation Rights, and Other Rights(翻訳権、翻案権等)
Article 27, paragraph (1)
The author of a work has the exclusive right to translate that work, compose a musical arrangement of it, reformulate it, dramatize it, make a cinematographic adaptation of it, or otherwise adapt the work.
Rights of the Original Author in Connection with the Exploitation of a Derivative Work(二次的著作物の利用に関する原著作者の権利)
Article 28, paragraph (1)
The author of the original work underlying a derivative work holds exclusive rights in the same categories as the rights prescribed in this Subsection that the author of the derivative work holds in connection with the exploitation of that derivative work.
Subsection 4 Ownership of Copyright to Cinematographic Works第四款 映画の著作物の著作権の帰属
Article 29第二十九条
Article 29, paragraph (1)
If the author of a cinematographic work (excluding a cinematographic work to which the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1), the following paragraph, or paragraph (3) of this Article apply) has promised the producer of the cinematographic work that the author will participate in its production, the copyright to that cinematographic work belongs to the producer of the cinematographic work.
Among the rights in the copyright to a cinematographic work (excluding a cinematographic work to which the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1) apply) that a broadcaster produces solely as a practical means for broadcasts, the following rights belong to that broadcaster as the producer of the cinematographic work:
the right to broadcast the work, and the right to cablecast the broadcast work, transmit the broadcast work via automatic public transmission (including making it available for transmission by inputting data into an automatic public transmission server that is connected with a public telecommunications network), or publicly communicate the broadcast work through a receiver;
the right to reproduce the work and to distribute copies of it to other broadcasters.
その著作物を複製し、又はその複製物により放送事業者に頒布する権利
Article 29, paragraph (3)
Among the rights in the copyright to a cinematographic work (excluding a cinematographic work to which the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1) apply) that a cablecaster produces solely as a practical means for cablecasts, the following rights belong to the cablecaster as the producer of the cinematographic work:
the right to cablecast the work and the right to publicly communicate the cablecast work through a receiver;
その著作物を有線放送する権利及び有線放送されるその著作物を受信装置を用いて公に伝達する権利
Article 29, paragraph (3), item (ii)
the right to reproduce the work and to distribute copies of it to other cablecasters.
その著作物を複製し、又はその複製物により有線放送事業者に頒布する権利
Subsection 5 Limitations of Copyright第五款 著作権の制限
Article 30第三十条
Reproduction for Private Use(私的使用のための複製)
Article 30, paragraph (1)
Except in the following cases, a user may reproduce a work that is subject to copyright (hereinafter in this Subsection referred to as a "work") if the reproduction is for personal or family use or for any other use of a similarly limited scope (hereinafter referred to as "private use"):
a user reproduces a work by means of an automated duplicator (meaning a device with a function for making reproductions, all or most of whose instruments for making the reproductions are automated) that has been set up for use by the public;
the reproduction of the work has become possible due to the circumvention of technological protection measures (meaning that the removal or alteration of the signals provided for in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xx) (excluding removal or alteration resulting from technological constraints accompanying the conversion of recording or transmission systems) or the restoration of sounds or images of a work, performance, phonogram or broadcast or cablecast which has been converted so as to necessitate a specific conversion as prescribed in that item (excluding a restoration made based on the intentions of the person that owns the copyright-related matters) makes it possible to take an action that the technological protection measures prevent or makes it so that a barrier no longer arises as a result of an action subject to deterrence by the technological protection measures; the same applies in Article 120-2, items (i) and (ii)) or a barrier to reproduction of the work no longer arises as a result of that circumvention, and the user reproduces the work in knowledge of this fact;
the work is received via an automatic public transmission that infringes on a copyright (including an automatic public transmission that is transmitted abroad and that would constitute copyright infringement if it were transmitted in Japan), and the user makes a digital sound recording or visual recording of the work, in knowledge of that fact;
A person who, for private use, records the sound or visuals of a work in a digital format, on a digital sound or visual recording medium that is provided for by Cabinet Order, by means of a machine with digital sound or visual recording functions (excluding a machine with special performance capabilities for use in the broadcast business or other special performance capabilities that are generally not offered for private use, and also excluding a telephone with a sound recording function or any other machine with sound or visual recording functions incidental to its primary function) which is provided for by Cabinet Order must pay a reasonable amount of compensation to the copyright owner.
Exploitation of Incidentally Captured Works(付随対象著作物の利用)
Article 30-2, paragraph (1)
In the process of creating a work by means of taking photographs, sound recording, or visual recording (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as "photography, etc."), any other work pertaining to objects or sounds that are captured incidentally because it is difficult to separate them from the objects or sounds that are the subject of the photography, etc. for that work (hereinafter in this Article referred to as a "work created through photography, etc.") (limited to a work that constitutes a minor part of that work created through photography, etc.; hereinafter in this Article referred to as an "incidentally captured work") may be reproduced or adapted in connection with that creation; provided, however, that this does not apply if the action would unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner in light of the nature or purpose of the incidentally captured work or the circumstances of its reproduction or adaptation.
An incidentally captured work that has undergone reproduction or adaptation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph may be exploited in connection with the exploitation of the work created through photography, etc. as provided for in that paragraph; provided, however, that this does not apply if the action would unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner in light of the nature or purpose of the incidentally captured work or the circumstances of its exploitation.
Exploiting a Work as Part of an Investigation(検討の過程における利用)
Article 30-3, paragraph (1)
A person seeking to exploit a work with the authorization of its copyright owner or after obtaining a compulsory license under the provisions of Article 67, paragraph (1); Article 68, paragraph (1); or Article 69 may exploit that work, to the extent considered necessary, if the purpose of doing so is part of the process by which the person is investigating the exploitation of that work through authorization or a compulsory license (inclusive of the process for obtaining the authorization or compulsory license); provided, however, that this does not apply if the action would unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner in light of the nature or purpose of the work or the circumstances of its exploitation.
Exploitation for Use in Testing to Develop or Put into Practical Use Technology(技術の開発又は実用化のための試験の用に供するための利用)
Article 30-4, paragraph (1)
It is permissible to exploit a work that has been made public to the extent considered necessary, if it is done for use in testing to develop or put into practical use technology that is connected with the sound recording or visual recording of a work or other such exploitation.