# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第百二十二条の二 (Article 122-2)

- 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: 第百二十二条の二 (Article 122-2) — address `art-122-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-2
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### 第百二十二条の二
<sup>art-122-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-2</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、当該違反行為をした者は、三十万円以下の罰金に処する。
<sup>art-122-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-2/par-1</sup>
If any of the following items apply, the person who committed the violation is subject to a fine of not more than 300,000 yen:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  第百四条の二十七又は第百四条の四十の規定に違反して帳簿を備えず、帳簿に記載せず、若しくは虚偽の記載をし、又は帳簿を保存しなかつたとき。
  <sup>art-122-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
  when account books are not kept, entries are not made in them or false entries are made in them, or they are not preserved, in violation of Article 104-27 or Article 104-40;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  第百四条の二十八第一項又は第百四条の四十一第一項の規定による報告若しくは資料の提出をせず、若しくは虚偽の報告をし、若しくは虚偽の資料を提出し、又はこれらの規定による質問に対して答弁をせず、若しくは虚偽の答弁をし、若しくはこれらの規定による検査を拒み、妨げ、若しくは忌避したとき。
  <sup>art-122-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
  when the report or the submission of data under Article 104-28, paragraph (1) or Article 104-41, paragraph (1) is not made, a false report is made, or false data is submitted, or no answer is given to, or a false answer is given to, a question under these provisions, or an inspection under these provisions is refused, obstructed, or evaded;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **三**  第百四条の三十第一項又は第百四条の四十四第一項の許可を受けないで、補償金管理業務又は確認等事務を廃止したとき。
  <sup>art-122-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-2/par-1/item-3</sup>
  when the compensation management functions or the verification and other affairs are discontinued without the permission under Article 104-30, paragraph (1) or Article 104-44, paragraph (1).
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-122-2/par-1/item-1: 第百四条の二十七 → 著作権法 第百四条の二十七 (Article 104-27), art-104-27 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-27
- art-122-2/par-1/item-1: 第百四条の四十 → 著作権法 第百四条の四十 (Article 104-40), art-104-40 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-40
- art-122-2/par-1/item-2: 第百四条の二十八第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の二十八第一項 (Article 104-28, paragraph (1)), art-104-28/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-28/par-1
- art-122-2/par-1/item-2: 第百四条の四十一第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の四十一第一項 (Article 104-41, paragraph (1)), art-104-41/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-41/par-1
- art-122-2/par-1/item-3: 第百四条の三十第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の三十第一項 (Article 104-30, paragraph (1)), art-104-30/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-30/par-1
- art-122-2/par-1/item-3: 第百四条の四十四第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の四十四第一項 (Article 104-44, paragraph (1)), art-104-44/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-44/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 著作権法 第百四条の十八第一項（指定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-18/par-1
- 著作権法 第百四条の三十三第一項（登録確認機関による確認等事務の実施等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-33/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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch copyright-act-20261019T151240-010, translated 2026-10-20
- This site's parser, version 210 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19