# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第百十四条の二 (Article 114-2)

- 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: 第百十四条の二 (Article 114-2)（具体的態様の明示義務） — address `art-114-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-114-2
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### 第百十四条の二（具体的態様の明示義務） — (Duty to Clarify Specific Circumstances)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-114-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-114-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-114-2</sup>

**第一項**  著作者人格権、著作権、出版権、実演家人格権又は著作隣接権の侵害に係る訴訟において、著作者、著作権者、出版権者、実演家又は著作隣接権者が侵害の行為を組成したもの又は侵害の行為によつて作成されたものとして主張する物の具体的態様を否認するときは、相手方は、自己の行為の具体的態様を明らかにしなければならない。ただし、相手方において明らかにすることができない相当の理由があるときは、この限りでない。
<sup>art-114-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-114-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-114-2/par-1</sup>
In litigation involving infringement of the moral rights of an author, a copyright, print rights, the moral rights of a performer, or neighboring rights, if the adverse party denies the specific circumstances of the thing that is being asserted, by the author, copyright owner, owner of print rights, performer, or owner of neighboring rights, to constitute an act of infringement or to have been made through an act of infringement, the adverse party must clarify the specific circumstances of the adverse party's own actions; provided, however, that this does not apply if there are reasonable grounds for the adverse party not being able to clarify these.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## 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