①It is permissible for a person to reprint, in another newspaper or magazine, editorial commentary (excluding that of an academic nature) on political, economic, or social current affairs that has been printed and published in a newspaper or magazine; or to broadcast or cablecast such commentary, or to transmit such commentary via area-limited specified input-type automatic public transmission; or to transmit such commentary via simultaneous broadcasting with the objective of allowing an exclusive audience within the service area that the broadcast is intended for to receive it; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is expressly indicated that such use is prohibited.

②It is permissible to publicly communicate commentary that is broadcast, cablecast, transmitted via area-limited specified input-type automatic public transmission or transmitted via simultaneous broadcasting, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, through a receiver.

①It is permissible to exploit a political speech or statement delivered in public, and a public statement given in judicial proceedings and administrative adjudication proceedings (meaning a ruling by an administrative agency or other proceedings equivalent to a trial; the same applies in Article 41-2), in any way, except for by making a compilation of speeches or statements by the same author.

②If it is found to be justified for the purpose of news reporting, it is permissible for a person to print a speech or statement that has been delivered in public by a national or local government agency, incorporated administrative agency, or local incorporated administrative agency, other than one under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in a newspaper or magazine; to broadcast or cablecast such a speech or statement, or to transmit such a speech or statement via area-limited specified input-type automatic public transmission; or to transmit such a speech or statement via simultaneous broadcasting.

③It is permissible to publicly communicate a speech or statement that is broadcast, cablecast, transmitted via area-limited specified input-type automatic public transmission or transmitted via simultaneous broadcasting, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, through a receiver.

If current events are reported in the news by means of photography, cinematography, broadcasting, or other means, it is permissible to reproduce a work that comprises the event or is seen or heard in the course of the event, and to exploit it in line with the reporting of that event, within a scope that is justified for the purpose of news reporting.

①It is permissible to reproduce a work if and to the extent that this is found to be necessary for judicial proceedings and administrative adjudication proceedings; provided, however, that this does not apply if the action would unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner in light of the nature and purpose of the work, the number of copies that would be made, and the circumstances of its reproduction.

②It is permissible to make a public transmission of a work (including making it available for transmission, in the case of automatic public transmission; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph, the following Article, and Article 42-2, paragraph (2)) or to publicly communicate it through a receiver, to the extent that this is found to be necessary for judicial proceedings under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (Act No. 109 of 1996) or other laws specified by Cabinet Order, and for administrative adjudication proceedings under the provisions of the Patent Act (Act No. 121 of 1959) or other laws specified by Cabinet Order, which are conducted using electronic or magnetic records or accompanied by the transmission and reception of images or sounds; provided, however, that this does not apply if the action would unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner in light of the nature and purpose of the work and the circumstances of its public transmission or communication.

It is permissible to reproduce a work or, with persons who use the internal materials, to make a public transmission of it or publicly communicate it through a receiver, if and to the extent that this is found to be necessary as internal materials for the purpose of legislation or administration; provided, however, that this does not apply if the action would unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner in light of the nature and purpose of the work, the number of copies that would be made, and the circumstances of its reproduction, public transmission, or communication.

①It is permissible to reproduce a work if and to the extent that this is found to be necessary for the following proceedings; provided, however, that this does not apply if the action would unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner in light of the nature and purpose of the work, the number of copies that would be made, and the circumstances of its reproduction:

②It is permissible to make a public transmission of a work or to publicly communicate it through a receiver, to the extent that this is found to be necessary for the proceedings set forth in the items of the preceding paragraph that are conducted using electronic or magnetic records or accompanied by the transmission and reception of images or sounds; provided, however, that this does not apply if the action would unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner in light of the nature and purpose of the work and the circumstances of its public transmission or communication.

The head of an administrative organ or an incorporated administrative agency, etc., local government agency, or local incorporated administrative agency may exploit a work in order to make available or present that work to the public, to the extent that this is found to be necessary for disclosing the work by each of the means provided for in Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Act on Access to Administrative Organs' Information (including the provisions of Cabinet Order based on the provisions of that paragraph), Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Act on Access to Incorporated Administrative Agencies' Information (including means decided by the relevant incorporated administrative agency, etc. based on the provisions of that paragraph (excluding anything other than the means provided for by Cabinet Order based on the provisions of Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Act on Access to Administrative Organs' Information)), or information disclosure ordinance (excluding anything other than the means set forth in Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Act on Access to Administrative Organs' Information (including the provisions of Cabinet Order based on the provisions of that paragraph)).

①The head of the National Archives of Japan, etc. or the head of the local archives, etc. may reproduce a work associated with the historical public records and archives to the extent that is found to be necessary, if the purpose of doing so is to preserve the historical public records and archives pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Public Records Management Act or the provisions of public records management ordinance (limited to provisions equivalent to the relevant paragraph of the Public Records Management Act).

②The head of the National Archives of Japan, etc. or the head of the local archives, etc. may exploit a work to the extent that this is found to be necessary in order to allow the work to be exploited by each of the means provided for in Article 19 of the Public Records Management Act (this includes any provisions of Cabinet Order that are based on the provisions of that Article; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) or public records management ordinance (excluding anything not constituting a means set forth in the relevant Article of the Public Records Management Act), if the purpose of doing so is to make it available or present it to the public pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Public Records Management Act or the provisions of public records management ordinance (limited to provisions equivalent to Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Public Records Management Act).

①The Director General of the National Diet Library may record a work that is included in the internet materials set forth in Article 25-3, paragraph (1) of the National Diet Library Act (Act No. 5 of 1948) (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "internet materials") or the online materials set forth in Article 25-4, paragraph (3) of that Act onto a recording medium used by the National Diet Library, to the extent that this is found to be necessary for collecting the relevant internet materials or online materials pursuant to the provisions of those paragraphs.

②The following persons may reproduce works associated with the materials set forth in the following items, to the extent that is considered to be necessary in order for that person to make those materials available:

①A broadcaster may make an ephemeral sound or visual recording of a work that the broadcaster is permitted to broadcast or transmit via simultaneous broadcasting without prejudice to the right set forth in Article 23, paragraph (1), for its own broadcasts or simultaneous broadcasting (including simultaneous broadcasting undertaken by a simultaneous broadcasting service that has a close relationship with the broadcaster by receiving a broadcast program supplied by the broadcaster) by means of its own facilities or those of another broadcaster that is permitted to broadcast the same work or transmit it via simultaneous broadcasting.

②A cablecaster may make an ephemeral sound or visual recording of a work that the cablecaster is permitted to cablecast or transmit via simultaneous broadcasting without prejudice to the right set forth in Article 23, paragraph (1), for its own cablecasts (except a cablecast it transmits based on the receipt of a broadcast) or simultaneous broadcasting (including simultaneous broadcasting undertaken by a simultaneous broadcasting service that has a close relationship with the cablecaster by receiving a cablecast program supplied by the cablecaster) by means of its own facilities.

③A simultaneous broadcasting service may make an ephemeral sound or visual recording of a work that the service is permitted to transmit via simultaneous broadcasting without prejudice to the right set forth in Article 23, paragraph (1), for its own simultaneous broadcasting by means of its own facilities or those of a broadcaster or cablecaster that has a close relationship with the service.

④It is not permissible to preserve a sound or visual recording made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs for a period exceeding six months after the recording (or six months after the broadcast, cablecast or transmission via simultaneous broadcasting, if the recording is broadcast, cablecast or transmitted via simultaneous broadcasting within the period of six months after the recording); provided, however, that this does not apply if a recording is preserved in official archives specified by Cabinet Order.

①The owner of the original copy of an artistic work or photographic work or a person authorized thereby may publicly exhibit that work.

②The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if the original copy of an artistic work is permanently installed on a street, at a park, or in any other outdoor location accessible to the public, or on the outer wall of a building or other place easily seen by the public.