# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第十条 (Article 10) - Law: 著作権法 (Copyright Act), 昭和四十五年法律第四十八号 - English title "Copyright Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第十条 (Article 10)（著作物の例示） — address `art-10` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十条（著作物の例示） — (Examples of Works) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10 **第一項** この法律にいう著作物を例示すると、おおむね次のとおりである。 art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1 The following gives an illustrative example of what is meant, on the whole, by the term "works" as it is used in this Act: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 小説、脚本、論文、講演その他の言語の著作物 art-10/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1/item-1 novels, scenarios, articles, lectures, and other literary works; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 音楽の著作物 art-10/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1/item-2 musical works; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 舞踊又は無言劇の著作物 art-10/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1/item-3 works of choreography and pantomime; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 絵画、版画、彫刻その他の美術の著作物 art-10/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1/item-4 paintings, woodblock prints, sculptures, and other works of fine art; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 建築の著作物 art-10/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1/item-5 works of architecture; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 地図又は学術的な性質を有する図面、図表、模型その他の図形の著作物 art-10/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1/item-6 maps and other diagrams of an academic nature, such as plans, charts, and models; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 映画の著作物 art-10/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1/item-7 cinematographic works; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **八** 写真の著作物 art-10/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1/item-8 photographic works; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **九** プログラムの著作物 art-10/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1/item-9 works of computer programming. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 事実の伝達にすぎない雑報及び時事の報道は、前項第一号に掲げる著作物に該当しない。 art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-2 News reports on current events and miscellaneous news articles that communicate nothing further than the facts do not fall within the scope of works provided for in item (i) of the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項第九号に掲げる著作物に対するこの法律による保護は、その著作物を作成するために用いるプログラム言語、規約及び解法に及ばない。この場合において、これらの用語の意義は、次の各号に定めるところによる。 art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-3 Protection under this Act for a work set forth in paragraph (1), item (ix) does not extend to the programming language, coding conventions, or algorithms used to create the work. In this case, the meanings of these terms are as prescribed in the following items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** プログラム言語　プログラムを表現する手段としての文字その他の記号及びその体系をいう。 art-10/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-3/item-1 "programming language" means letters and other symbols used as a means of expressing a computer program and the systems for their use; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 規約　特定のプログラムにおける前号のプログラム言語の用法についての特別の約束をいう。 art-10/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-3/item-2 "coding conventions" means special stipulations for the use of a programming language provided for in the preceding item in a specific computer program; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 解法　プログラムにおける電子計算機に対する指令の組合せの方法をいう。 art-10/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-3/item-3 "algorithm" means a procedure in a computer program, which consists of a set of instructions for the computer. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-10/par-2: 前項第一号 → 著作権法 第十条第一項第一号 (Article 10, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-10/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1/item-1 - art-10/par-3: 第一項第九号 → 著作権法 第十条第一項第九号 (Article 10, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-10/par-1/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-1/item-9 - art-10/par-3/item-2: 前号 → 著作権法 第十条第三項第一号 (Article 10, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-10/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-3/item-1 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 第十条第二項（著作物の例示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-2 - 著作権法 第十条第三項（著作物の例示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-3 - 著作権法 第十条第三項第二号（著作物の例示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-10/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-10/par-3/item-2 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 著作権法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345AC0000000048/20260624_508AC0000000048), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Copyright Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4207/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 210 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19