# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第百十五条 (Article 115)

- 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: 第百十五条 (Article 115)（名誉回復等の措置） — address `art-115`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-115
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-115
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### 第百十五条（名誉回復等の措置） — (Measures to Restore the Author's or Performer's Honor)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-115 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-115 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-115</sup>

**第一項**  著作者又は実演家は、故意又は過失によりその著作者人格権又は実演家人格権を侵害した者に対し、損害の賠償に代えて、又は損害の賠償とともに、著作者又は実演家であることを確保し、又は訂正その他著作者若しくは実演家の名誉若しくは声望を回復するために適当な措置を請求することができる。
<sup>art-115/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-115/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-115/par-1</sup>
An author or performer may file a claim against a person that, intentionally or due to negligence, has infringed that author's or performer's moral rights, demanding that that person take the appropriate measures to ensure that the author or performer is identified as the author or performer, to correct modifications to the work or performance, or to restore the author's or performer's honor or reputation, either in lieu of or in addition to claiming damages.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 著作権法 第百十六条第一項（著作者又は実演家の死後における人格的利益の保護のための措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-116/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-116/par-1
- 著作権法 第百十八条第一項（無名又は変名の著作物に係る権利の保全） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-118/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-118/par-1

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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
