Article 6Protected Works

一a work by a Japanese national (including a corporation established based on a Japanese law or regulation or a corporation with a principal office in Japan; the same applies hereinafter);

二a work that is first published in Japan (including one first published abroad and published in Japan within 30 days from the date of its first publication);

三a work other than one set forth in the preceding two items, which Japan is under the obligation to protect pursuant to an international treaty.