Supplementary Provisions, Article 8Transitional Measures for Perfection of Right of Exploitation

The provisions of Article 63-2 of the Copyright Act amended under Article 1 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 80, paragraph (4) and Article 103 of the Copyright Act amended under Article 1) also apply to the right to exploit a work (meaning a work, performance, phonogram, broadcast, or cablecast; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) under the authorization referred to in Article 63, paragraph (1) of the Copyright Act prior to the amendment under the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 1" in this Article) (including cases where Article 63, paragraph (1) of Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 1 is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 103 of the same Act) and the authorization referred to in Article 80, paragraph (3) of the same Act, as prescribed in Article 63, paragraph (2) of the Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 1 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 80, paragraph (4) and Article 103 of the Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 1), if the authorization has been established before the day preceding the day on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date under item (ii)"); provided, however, that this right may be asserted only against a person that has acquired the copyright, print right or neighboring rights for a work that is subject to the right of exploitation on or after the effective date under item (ii) or any other third party.