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).
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work
「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
public transmissioncorrected by this site
「公衆送信」
Transmitting by radio or wire communication so that the public receives it directly, other than transmitting by telecommunications equipment whose parts are all within the same premises (or, where several occupy the premises, within the area one occupies), unless what is sent is a computer program work.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (vii-2)· applies throughout the law
automatic public transmission
「自動公衆送信」
A transmission to the public (公衆送信) made automatically in response to requests from the public, other than broadcasting or cablecasting.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ix-4)· applies throughout the law
available for transmission
「送信可能化」
Making something capable of being sent by automatic public transmission (自動公衆送信), either by recording or inputting information into an automatic public transmission server connected to a telecommunications network used by the public (or adding or converting a recording medium to serve as that server's), or by connecting to such a network a server that already holds or receives the information.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ix-5)· applies throughout the law