# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第百二十二条の三 (Article 122-3)

- 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: 第百二十二条の三 (Article 122-3) — address `art-122-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-3
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-3
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### 第百二十二条の三
<sup>art-122-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-3</sup>

**第一項**  秘密保持命令に違反した者は、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
<sup>art-122-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-3/par-1</sup>
A person that violates a confidentiality protective order is subject to imprisonment for a term of up to five years, a fine of up to five million yen, or both.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  前項の罪は、国外において同項の罪を犯した者にも適用する。
<sup>art-122-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-3/par-2</sup>
The offence referred to in the preceding paragraph is also applicable if a person commits the offence referred to in that paragraph abroad.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-122-3/par-2: 前項 → 著作権法 第百二十二条の三第一項 (Article 122-3, paragraph (1)), art-122-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-3/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 著作権法 第百二十二条の三第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-122-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-3/par-2
- 著作権法 第百二十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-123/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-123/par-1
- 著作権法 第百二十四条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-124/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-124/par-1/item-1
- 著作権法 第百二十四条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-124/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-124/par-4

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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