Supplementary Provisions

This Act comes into effect on January 1, 2021;provided, however, that the provisions set forth in each of the following items come into effect as of the day specified in the relevant item:

①The national government and local government agencies must raise awareness regarding prevention of the act of infringing a copyright by undertaking, for private use (meaning the private use as provided in Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Copyright Act as amended under the provisions of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "Copyright Act amended under Article 2")), the specified infringing reproduction (meaning the specified infringing reproduction as provided in item (iv) of the same paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), knowing that the relevant action constitutes the specified infringing reproduction (hereinafter referred to as a "specified act of infringement"), and take other necessary measures, so that the people are able to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of preventing specified acts of infringement.

②The national government and local government agencies must enhance education regarding the prevention of specified acts of infringement in schools and in a variety of other settings, so that minors are able to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of preventing specified acts of infringement at every opportunity.

A business that makes available or presents a work (limited to one that is the subject of a copyright) to the public must endeavor to take measures to prevent specified acts of infringement.

In applying the provisions of Article 119, paragraph (2) (limited to the parts concerned with items (iv) and (v)) and Article 120-2 (limited to the part concerned with item (iii)) of the Copyright Act as amended under the provisions of Article 1 (referred to as the "Copyright Act amended under Article 1" in Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions), due consideration must be given so as not to unreasonably restrict the provision of information using the internet and other acts undertaken using the internet.

In applying the provisions of Article 119, paragraph (3) (limited to the part concerned with item (ii)) of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2, due consideration must be given so as not to unreasonably restrict the collection of information using the internet and other acts undertaken using the internet.

Approximately one year after this Act comes into effect, the government is to review the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) (limited to the part concerned with item (iv)) and Article 119, paragraph (3) (limited to the part concerned with item (ii)) of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2 in consideration of the status of their enforcement, and take necessary measures based on the results of this review.

With regard to the initiatives to deal with the action of making a work available for transmission that infringes on a copyright, print right or neighboring rights, the government is to conduct a review from the perspective of enhancing these initiatives, and take necessary measures based on the results of this review.

The provisions of Article 63-2 of the Copyright Act amended under Article 1 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 80, paragraph (4) and Article 103 of the Copyright Act amended under Article 1) also apply to the right to exploit a work (meaning a work, performance, phonogram, broadcast, or cablecast; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) under the authorization referred to in Article 63, paragraph (1) of the Copyright Act prior to the amendment under the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 1" in this Article) (including cases where Article 63, paragraph (1) of Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 1 is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 103 of the same Act) and the authorization referred to in Article 80, paragraph (3) of the same Act, as prescribed in Article 63, paragraph (2) of the Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 1 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 80, paragraph (4) and Article 103 of the Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 1), if the authorization has been established before the day preceding the day on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date under item (ii)"); provided, however, that this right may be asserted only against a person that has acquired the copyright, print right or neighboring rights for a work that is subject to the right of exploitation on or after the effective date under item (ii) or any other third party.

①Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 70, paragraph (2) and Article 107, paragraph (2) of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2, prior laws continue to govern the payment of fees regarding an application for a compulsory license under Article 67, paragraph (1) of the Copyright Act prior to the amendment by the provisions of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 2" in this Article) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 103 of the Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 2), and an application for mediation under Article 106 of the Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 2, which are filed, prior to the day on which this Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date"), by an incorporated administrative agency (meaning the incorporated administrative agency as provided in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Act No. 103 of 1999)) (limited to an incorporated administrative agency designated by Cabinet Order under Article 70, paragraph (2) of the Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 2).

②Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 78, paragraph (6) of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2 and Article 26 of the Act on Special Provisions for the Registration of Program Works as amended under the provisions of Article 3 (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act on Special Provisions for the Registration of Program Works" in the following Article), prior laws continue to govern the payment of fess regarding an application for registration under Article 75, paragraph (1), Article 76, paragraph (1), Article 76-2, paragraph (1), and Article 77 of the Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 2, and a request under Article 78, paragraph (4) of the Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 2 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 104 of the Copyright Act prior to amendment under Article 2), which are filed prior to the effective date by the national government or an incorporated administrative agency (limited to an incorporated administrative agency designated by Cabinet Order under Article 26 of the Act on Special Provisions for the Registration of Program Works prior to the amendment by the provisions of Article 3).

Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to an action that a person undertakes before the effective date under item (ii).

Beyond what is prescribed in Article 8 through the preceding Article of these Supplementary Provisions, necessary transitional measures (including transitional measures for penal provisions) connected with the coming into effect of this Act are provided for by Cabinet Order.