# Changes to Japanese law on 19 July 2024

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2024-07-19. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp.

What changed on 19 July 2024 in one law on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Copyright Act (著作権法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Promotion of Distribution of Specified Books, etc. Used as Textbooks for Disabled Children and Students (Act No. 55 of 2024) (障害のある児童及び生徒のための教科用特定図書等の普及の促進等に関する法律の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/506AC1000000055 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC1000000055)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345AC0000000048/20240719_506AC1000000055

Every day: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345AC0000000048)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4207/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI