A person who intends to exploit an unmanaged work made public, etc. may, if all of the following items are satisfied, exploit that unmanaged work made public, etc. in accordance with the compulsory license, after obtaining a compulsory license from the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and depositing for the copyright owner compensation in an amount fixed by the Commissioner in consideration of an amount equivalent to the ordinary rate of royalties.
未管理公表著作物等を利用しようとする者は、次の各号のいずれにも該当するときは、文化庁長官の裁定を受け、かつ、通常の使用料の額に相当する額を考慮して文化庁長官が定める額の補償金を著作権者のために供託して、当該裁定の定めるところにより、当該未管理公表著作物等を利用することができる。
the person has been unable to confirm the intention of the copyright owner as to whether the exploitation of that unmanaged work made public, etc. is permitted, even though the person has taken the measures prescribed by the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs as measures for confirming that intention.
当該未管理公表著作物等の利用の可否に係る著作権者の意思を確認するための措置として文化庁長官が定める措置をとつたにもかかわらず、その意思の確認ができなかつたこと。
it is not clear that the author intends to discontinue the publication or other exploitation of that unmanaged work made public, etc.
著作者が当該未管理公表著作物等の出版その他の利用を廃絶しようとしていることが明らかでないこと。
An unmanaged work made public, etc. as prescribed in the preceding paragraph means a work made public, etc. that falls under none of the following items:
one in respect of which the copyright in that work made public, etc. is managed by a copyright management service;
one for which information necessary for smoothly confirming the intention of the copyright owner as to whether the exploitation of that work made public, etc. is permitted, as prescribed by the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, has been disclosed by a method prescribed by the Commissioner.
文化庁長官が定める方法により、当該公表著作物等の利用の可否に係る著作権者の意思を円滑に確認するために必要な情報であつて文化庁長官が定めるものの公表がされているもの
A person who intends to obtain the compulsory license referred to in paragraph (1) (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "compulsory license") must submit to the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs a written application stating the title of the work subject to the compulsory license, the name of the author and other information necessary to identify the work, the method and period of exploiting the work, the matters that are to serve as the basis for calculating the amount of compensation, and any other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, attaching the following materials:
materials that make a prima facie showing that the work is an unmanaged work made public, etc.;
当該著作物が未管理公表著作物等であることを疎明する資料
materials that make a prima facie showing that the work falls under each item of paragraph (1);
第一項各号に該当することを疎明する資料
other materials specified by Order of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, in addition to those set forth in the preceding two items.
前二号に掲げるもののほか、文部科学省令で定める資料
The following matters are to be fixed in a compulsory license:
裁定においては、次に掲げる事項を定めるものとする。
the method of exploiting the work subject to that compulsory license;
the period during which the work subject to that compulsory license may be exploited;
other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, in addition to those set forth in the preceding two items.
前二号に掲げるもののほか、文部科学省令で定める事項
The period referred to in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph must be within the scope of the exploitation period stated in the written application referred to in paragraph (3), and must not exceed three years.
The provisions of Article 67, paragraph (4) and paragraphs (6) through (10) apply mutatis mutandis to a compulsory license. In this case, the phrase "the items of paragraph (5)" in paragraph (7), item (i) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "the items of Article 67-3, paragraph (4)", and the phrase "paragraph (5), item (i)" in paragraph (8), item (ii) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 67-3, paragraph (4), items (i) and (ii)".
第六十七条第四項及び第六項から第十項までの規定は、裁定について準用する。この場合において、同条第七項第一号中「第五項各号」とあるのは「第六十七条の三第四項各号」と、同条第八項第二号中「第五項第一号」とあるのは「第六十七条の三第四項第一号及び第二号」と読み替えるものとする。
If the copyright owner of the work subject to a compulsory license has taken measures necessary for receiving requests for consultation from the person who obtained that compulsory license regarding the exploitation of that work, such as entrusting the management of the copyright in that work to a copyright management service, or making public a point of contact for receiving requests for consultation regarding the exploitation of that work and other information, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may rescind that compulsory license at the request of that copyright owner. In this case, the Commissioner must in advance notify the person who obtained that compulsory license of the reasons and give that person an opportunity to explain and to submit favorable evidence.
When the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs has rescinded a compulsory license pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner must notify the person who obtained that compulsory license and the copyright owner referred to in the preceding paragraph of that fact, the compensation amount up to revocation prescribed in the following paragraph, and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
In the case prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the copyright owner may receive repayment, out of the amount of compensation deposited pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) in respect of the right to receive the compensation referred to in that paragraph, of the amount corresponding to the period from the date of the compulsory license to the day before the date of the disposition rescinding it (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "compensation amount up to revocation").
In the case prescribed in paragraph (8), the person who deposited the compensation referred to in paragraph (1) may recover the portion of the amount of that compensation that exceeds the compensation amount up to revocation.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the deposit under that paragraph is not required if the national or local government or equivalent corporation seeks to exploit an unmanaged work made public, etc. pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph. In this case, if requested by the copyright owner, the national or local government or equivalent corporation must pay the copyright owner compensation in the amount fixed by the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph (or, in the case prescribed in paragraph (8), the compensation amount up to revocation).
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A person who intends to exploit an unmanaged work made public, etc. may, if all of the following items are satisfied, exploit that unmanaged work made public…
未管理公表著作物等を利用しようとする者は、次の各号のいずれにも該当するときは、文化庁長官の裁定を受け、かつ、通常の使用料の額に相当する額を考慮して文化庁長官が定める額の補償金を著作権者のために供託して、当該裁定の定めるところにより、当該未管理公表著作物等を利用することができる。
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A person who intends to exploit an unmanaged work made public, etc. may, if all of the following items are satisfied, exploit that unmanaged work made public…
未管理公表著作物等を利用しようとする者は、次の各号のいずれにも該当するときは、文化庁長官の裁定を受け、かつ、通常の使用料の額に相当する額を考慮して文化庁長官が定める額の補償金を著作権者のために供託して、当該裁定の定めるところにより、当該未管理公表著作物等を利用することができる。
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A person who intends to obtain the compulsory license referred to in paragraph (1) (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "compulsory license") must submit to the Commissioner of the Agency…
第一項の裁定（以下この条において「裁定」という。）を受けようとする者は、裁定に係る著作物の題号、著作者名その他の当該著作物を特定するために必要な情報、当該著作物の利用方法及び利用期間、補償金の額の算定の基礎となるべき事項その他文部科学省令で定める事項を記載した申請書に、次に掲げる資料を添えて…
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materials that make a prima facie showing that the work is an unmanaged work made public, etc.;
当該著作物が未管理公表著作物等であることを疎明する資料
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materials that make a prima facie showing that the work falls under each item of paragraph (1);
第一項各号に該当することを疎明する資料
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The following matters are to be fixed in a compulsory license:
裁定においては、次に掲げる事項を定めるものとする。
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the method of exploiting the work subject to that compulsory license;
当該裁定に係る著作物の利用方法
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the period during which the work subject to that compulsory license may be exploited;
当該裁定に係る著作物を利用することができる期間
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If the copyright owner of the work subject to a compulsory license has taken measures necessary for receiving requests for consultation from the person who obtained that compulsory license regarding…
裁定に係る著作物の著作権者が、当該著作物の著作権の管理を著作権等管理事業者に委託すること、当該著作物の利用に関する協議の求めを受け付けるための連絡先その他の情報を公表することその他の当該著作物の利用に関し当該裁定を受けた者からの協議の求めを受け付けるために必要な措置を講じた場合には、文化庁長官は…
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When the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs has rescinded a compulsory license pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner must notify the person who obtained…
文化庁長官は、前項の規定により裁定を取り消したときは、その旨及び次項に規定する取消時補償金相当額その他の文部科学省令で定める事項を当該裁定を受けた者及び前項の著作権者に通知しなければならない。
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In the case prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the copyright owner may receive repayment, out of the amount of compensation deposited pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) in respect of the…
前項に規定する場合においては、著作権者は、第一項の補償金を受ける権利に関し同項の規定により供託された補償金の額のうち、当該裁定のあつた日からその取消しの処分のあつた日の前日までの期間に対応する額（以下この条において「取消時補償金相当額」という。）について弁済を受けることができる。
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Copies of a work that have been made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) must bear an indication that they have been made pursuant to a compulsory license…
第一項の規定により作成した著作物の複製物には、裁定に係る複製物である旨及びその裁定のあつた年月日を表示しなければならない。
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A person who intends to obtain a compulsory license must pay the national government a fee in an amount specified by Cabinet Order, taking actual costs into account; provided, however…
裁定を受けようとする者は、実費を勘案して政令で定める額の手数料を国に納付しなければならない。ただし、当該者が国であるときは、この限りでない。
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The following matters are to be fixed in a compulsory license:
裁定においては、次に掲げる事項を定めるものとする。
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the method of exploiting the work subject to that compulsory license;
当該裁定に係る著作物の利用方法
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When the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs is to make a disposition not to grant a compulsory license, the Commissioner must in advance notify the person who filed the application for…
文化庁長官は、裁定をしない処分をするときは、あらかじめ、裁定の申請をした者（次項及び次条第一項において「申請者」という。）にその理由を通知し、弁明及び有利な証拠の提出の機会を与えなければならない。
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In the cases set forth in the following items, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs must notify the applicant of the matters prescribed respectively in those items:
文化庁長官は、次の各号に掲げるときは、当該各号に定める事項を申請者に通知しなければならない。
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when a compulsory license has been granted: the matters set forth in the items of paragraph (5) and the amount of compensation fixed for the exploitation of the work subject to the compulsory license;
裁定をしたとき 第五項各号に掲げる事項及び当該裁定に係る著作物の利用につき定めた補償金の額
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When a compulsory license has been granted, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs must publicize that fact and the following matters through use of the Internet or other appropriate…
文化庁長官は、裁定をしたときは、その旨及び次に掲げる事項をインターネットの利用その他の適切な方法により公表しなければならない。
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the matters set forth in paragraph (5), item (i);
第五項第一号に掲げる事項
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The Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may exploit the work subject to a compulsory license to the extent recognized as necessary for the publication under the preceding paragraph.
文化庁長官は、前項の規定による公表に必要と認められる限度において、裁定に係る著作物を利用することができる。
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「著作物」
A creative expression of thoughts or feelings falling within the literary, academic, artistic or musical domain — a work in the narrow sense, as distinct from 著作物等 (works, performances, phonograms, broadcasts and cablecasts), which the Ministry's English also calls 'work'.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
author
「著作者」
The person who creates a work (著作物).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies throughout the law
copyright management service
「著作権等管理事業者」
A copyright management service as defined in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Act No. 131 of 2000 on copyright management businesses: a person registered under Article 3 of that Act who, as a business, grants permission to use works, performances, phonograms, broadcasts or cablecasts and otherwise manages copyrights or neighbouring rights under management entrustment contracts (管理委託契約) as that Act defines them.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxiii)· applies throughout the law
copyright
「著作権」
The economic rights of an author set out in Articles 21 to 28: the rights of reproduction, stage and musical performance, on-screen presentation, public transmission, recitation, exhibition, distribution, transfer of ownership, rental, translation and adaptation, and the original author's rights over the use of derivative works.
Short name set inArticle 17, paragraph (1)
work made public, etc.machine translation
「公表著作物等」
In Article 67 and Article 67-3, paragraph (2), a work that has been made public, or a work that has clearly been made available or presented to the public for a considerable period of time.
Short name set inArticle 67, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article and in Article 67-3, paragraph (2)
national or local government or equivalent corporationmachine translation
「国等」
In Section 8 of Chapter II, the national government, local governments, and corporations a Cabinet Order (政令) sets as equivalent to them.
Short name set inArticle 67, paragraph (2)· applies only in this section
compulsory licensemachine translation
「裁定」
In Article 67-3, the compulsory license that the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs grants under Article 67-3, paragraph (1) to use an unmanaged work made public, etc. (未管理公表著作物等) when, among other conditions set there, the copyright owner's wishes on its use could not be confirmed despite the measures the Commissioner sets, on deposit of compensation for the owner.
Short name set inArticle 67-3, paragraph (3)· applies only in this article
compensation amount up to revocationmachine translation
「取消時補償金相当額」
In Article 67-3, the part of the compensation deposited for a compulsory license (裁定) to use an unmanaged work made public, etc. (未管理公表著作物等) that corresponds to the period from the day of the license to the day before it was revoked, which the copyright owner may receive.
Short name set inArticle 67-3, paragraph (9)· applies only in this article