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 of broadcasting or simultaneous broadcasting, 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 specified input-type automatic public transmission, or publicly communicate the broadcast work through a receiver;
その著作物を放送する権利及び放送されるその著作物について、有線放送し、特定入力型自動公衆送信を行い、又は受信装置を用いて公に伝達する権利
the right to transmit the work via simultaneous broadcasting, and the right to publicly communicate the work transmitted via simultaneous broadcasting, through a receiver; and
the right to reproduce the work and to distribute copies of it to other broadcasters.
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 of cablecasting or simultaneous broadcasting, the following rights belong to the cablecaster as the producer of the cinematographic work:
the right to transmit the work via simultaneous broadcasting, and the right to publicly communicate the work transmitted via simultaneous broadcasting, through a receiver; and
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(Authorship of a Work Made in the Course of Duty)
For a work (except computer programming) that an employee of a corporation or other employers (hereinafter in this Article such a corporation or other employers are referred to as a "corporation…
法人その他使用者(以下この条において「法人等」という。)の発意に基づきその法人等の業務に従事する者が職務上作成する著作物(プログラムの著作物を除く。)で、その法人等が自己の著作の名義の下に公表するものの著作者は、その作成の時における契約、勤務規則その他に別段の定めがない限り、その法人等とする。
Open this provisionAmong 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…
専ら放送事業者が放送又は放送同時配信等のための技術的手段として製作する映画の著作物(第十五条第一項の規定の適用を受けるものを除く。)の著作権のうち次に掲げる権利は、映画製作者としての当該放送事業者に帰属する。
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専ら有線放送事業者が有線放送又は放送同時配信等のための技術的手段として製作する映画の著作物(第十五条第一項の規定の適用を受けるものを除く。)の著作権のうち次に掲げる権利は、映画製作者としての当該有線放送事業者に帰属する。
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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
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「放送」
A transmission to the public (公衆送信) by radio communication, made so that the public receives the same content at the same time.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (viii)· applies throughout the law
broadcaster
「放送事業者」
A person who carries on broadcasting (放送) as a business.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ix)· applies throughout the law
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「有線放送」
A transmission to the public (公衆送信) by wire telecommunication, made so that the public receives the same content at the same time.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ix-2)· applies throughout the law
cablecaster
「有線放送事業者」
A person who carries on cablecasting (有線放送) as a business.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ix-3)· applies throughout the law
specified input-type automatic public transmission
「特定入力型自動公衆送信」
Automatic public transmission (自動公衆送信) made by receiving a broadcast and, at the same time, inputting it into an automatic public transmission server connected to a public telecommunications network, including making it available for transmission for that purpose.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ix-6)· applies throughout the law
simultaneous broadcasting
「放送同時配信等」
Automatic public transmission (自動公衆送信) of broadcast or cablecast programs, including making them available for transmission, that is made within a week after the broadcast or cablecast and not before it (for a series aired at intervals of more than a week, within a period of up to a month the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs sets), without changing the program except where unavoidable, and with measures set by Order of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (文部科学省令) against digital copying; excluding specified input-type automatic public transmission and the transmissions the Commissioner, after consulting the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, sets as likely to unreasonably harm right holders or hard for the public to view.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ix-7)· applies throughout the law
producer of a cinematographic work
「映画製作者」
The person who takes the initiative in, and responsibility for, making a cinematographic work (映画の著作物).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (x)· applies throughout the law
reproduction
「複製」
Reproducing a work in tangible form by printing, photography, photocopying, sound or visual recording or any other means; for a script or similar work for the stage it includes recording a stage performance, broadcast or cablecast of it, and for an architectural work it includes completing a building according to its architectural drawings.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xv)· applies throughout the law
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「頒布」
Transferring or renting copies to the public, whether for payment or free; for a cinematographic work, or a work reproduced in one, it also includes transferring or renting copies of the film for the purpose of showing those works to the public.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xix)· applies throughout the law
cinematographic work
「映画の著作物」
A cinematographic work, including a work expressed in a way that produces visual or audiovisual effects similar to those of a film and fixed in some medium.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (3)· 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)