Supplementary Provisions

This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 3 years from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items.

The provisions of Article 67 of the Copyright Act as amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "new Act") (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 103 of the new Act; the same applies hereinafter in this Article), and Article 104-21, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the new Act (limited to the portions pertaining to Article 67 of the new Act) apply to procedures for an application for the compulsory license under Article 67, paragraph (1) of the new Act that is filed on or after the date on which this Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date"), and the provisions then in force continue to govern procedures for an application for the compulsory license under Article 67, paragraph (1) of the Copyright Act before amendment by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "former Act" in this Article) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 103 of the former Act) that was filed before the effective date.

①A person who wishes to be designated under Article 104-18 of the new Act may file the application for it, even before the effective date, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-19, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the new Act.

②If an application for designation has been filed pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may make the designation and give public notice of it, even before the effective date, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-18 and Article 104-19, paragraphs (3) and (4) of the new Act. In this case, on and after the effective date, that designation and public notice are deemed to be the designation under the provisions of Article 104-18 of the new Act and the public notice under the provisions of Article 104-19, paragraph (4) of the new Act, respectively.

③A person designated pursuant to the preceding paragraph may, even before the effective date, file an application for approval of the compensation management function rules provided for in paragraph (1) of that Article, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-23, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the new Act.

④If an application for approval has been filed pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may grant the approval and give public notice of it, even before the effective date, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-23, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the new Act. In this case, on and after the effective date, that approval and public notice are deemed to be the approval under paragraph (1) of that Article and the public notice under the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article, respectively.

⑤In the application of the provisions of Article 104-23, paragraph (4) of the new Act where the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs has given public notice pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the phrase "the day following the date of the public notice under the preceding paragraph" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the day on which the Act Partially Amending the Copyright Act (Act No. 33 of 2023) comes into effect".

⑥The Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may consult the Culture Council, even before the effective date, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article, for the purpose of drafting the Cabinet Order referred to in Article 104-22, paragraph (1) of the new Act.

①A person who wishes to obtain the registration under Article 104-33, paragraph (1) of the new Act may file the application for it, even before the effective date, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-34, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the new Act.

②If an application for registration has been filed pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may make the registration and give public notice of it, even before the effective date, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-33, paragraph (1) and Article 104-34, paragraphs (3) through (6) of the new Act. In this case, on and after the effective date, that registration and public notice are deemed to be the registration under Article 104-33, paragraph (1) of the new Act and the public notice under the provisions of Article 104-34, paragraph (6) of the new Act, respectively.

③A person registered pursuant to the preceding paragraph may, even before the effective date, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-35, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the new Act, hear the opinions referred to in paragraph (3) of that Article and file an application for approval of the rules on verification and other affairs provided for in paragraph (1) of that Article.

④If an application for approval has been filed pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may, even before the effective date, consult the Culture Council and grant the approval in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-35, paragraphs (1), (4) and (5) of the new Act. In this case, on and after the effective date, that approval is deemed to be the approval under paragraph (1) of that Article.

The provisions then in force continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to an action that a person undertakes before this Act comes into effect (as for the provisions of Article 1, item (ii) of these Supplementary Provisions, such provisions come into effect).

Beyond what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.