# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第二十六条の二 (Article 26-2) - 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: 第二十六条の二 (Article 26-2)（譲渡権） — address `art-26-2` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2 - 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. --- ### 第二十六条の二（譲渡権） — (Right of Transfer) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-26-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2 **第一項** 著作者は、その著作物（映画の著作物を除く。以下この条において同じ。）をその原作品又は複製物（映画の著作物において複製されている著作物にあつては、当該映画の著作物の複製物を除く。以下この条において同じ。）の譲渡により公衆に提供する権利を専有する。 art-26-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-1 The author of a work (except a cinematographic work; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) has the exclusive right to make that work available to the public through the transfer of the original work or a copy of the work (if the work is one that has been reproduced in a cinematographic work, this excludes making that work available to the public through the transfer of a copy of the cinematographic work; the same applies hereinafter in this Article). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定は、著作物の原作品又は複製物で次の各号のいずれかに該当するものの譲渡による場合には、適用しない。 art-26-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if a work is made available to the public through the transfer of an original or copy that falls under a category provided for in one of the following items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 前項に規定する権利を有する者又はその許諾を得た者により公衆に譲渡された著作物の原作品又は複製物 art-26-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-2/item-1 an original work or a copy of a work that is transferred to the public by the person that owns the right provided for in the preceding paragraph or a person authorized thereby; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 第六十七条第一項、第六十七条の三第一項若しくは第六十九条第一項の規定による裁定又は万国著作権条約の実施に伴う著作権法の特例に関する法律（昭和三十一年法律第八十六号）第五条第一項の規定による許可を受けて公衆に譲渡された著作物の複製物 art-26-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-2/item-2 a copy of a work that is transferred to the public based on a compulsory license under the provisions of Article 67, paragraph (1), Article 67-3, paragraph (1), or Article 69, paragraph (1), or a license under the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Provisions of the Copyright Act, Required as Consequence of the Enforcement of the Universal Copyright Convention (Act No. 86 of 1956); machine translation, not official **三** 第六十七条の二第一項の規定の適用を受けて公衆に譲渡された著作物の複製物 art-26-2/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-2/item-3 a copy of a work that is transferred to the public based on the application of the provisions of Article 67-2, paragraph (1); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 前項に規定する権利を有する者又はその承諾を得た者により特定かつ少数の者に譲渡された著作物の原作品又は複製物 art-26-2/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-2/item-4 an original work or a copy of a work that is transferred to exclusive groups made up of a few persons by the person that owns the right provided for in the preceding paragraph or by a person authorized thereby; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 国外において、前項に規定する権利に相当する権利を害することなく、又は同項に規定する権利に相当する権利を有する者若しくはその承諾を得た者により譲渡された著作物の原作品又は複製物 art-26-2/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-2/item-5 an original work or a copy of a work that is transferred abroad without prejudice to any right equivalent to the right set forth in the preceding paragraph, or that is transferred abroad by the person that owns any right equivalent to the right set forth in that paragraph or a person authorized thereby. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-26-2/par-1: この条 → 著作権法 第二十六条の二 (Article 26-2), art-26-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2 - art-26-2/par-2: 前項 → 著作権法 第二十六条の二第一項 (Article 26-2, paragraph (1)), art-26-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-1 - art-26-2/par-2/item-1: 前項 → 著作権法 第二十六条の二第一項 (Article 26-2, paragraph (1)), art-26-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-1 - art-26-2/par-2/item-2: 第六十七条第一項 → 著作権法 第六十七条第一項 (Article 67, paragraph (1)), art-67/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67/par-1 - art-26-2/par-2/item-2: 第六十七条の三第一項 → 著作権法 第六十七条の三第一項 (Article 67-3, paragraph (1)), art-67-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-3/par-1 - art-26-2/par-2/item-2: 第六十九条第一項 → 著作権法 第六十九条第一項 (Article 69, paragraph (1)), art-69/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-69/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-69/par-1 - art-26-2/par-2/item-2: 万国著作権条約の実施に伴う著作権法の特例に関する法律（昭和三十一年法律第八十六号）第五条第一項 → e-Gov law 331AC0000000086, 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-26-2/par-2/item-3: 第六十七条の二第一項 → 著作権法 第六十七条の二第一項 (Article 67-2, paragraph (1)), art-67-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-1 - art-26-2/par-2/item-4: 前項 → 著作権法 第二十六条の二第一項 (Article 26-2, paragraph (1)), art-26-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-1 - art-26-2/par-2/item-5: 前項 → 著作権法 第二十六条の二第一項 (Article 26-2, paragraph (1)), art-26-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-1 ## Cited by 13 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 第三条第一項（著作物の発行） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-3/par-1 - 著作権法 第三条第二項（著作物の発行） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-3/par-2 - 著作権法 第十七条第一項（著作者の権利） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-17/par-1 - 著作権法 第二十六条の二第一項（譲渡権） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-1 - 著作権法 第二十六条の二第二項（譲渡権） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-2 - 著作権法 第二十六条の二第二項第一号（譲渡権） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-2/item-1 - 著作権法 第二十六条の二第二項第四号（譲渡権） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-2/item-4 - 著作権法 第二十六条の二第二項第五号（譲渡権） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-2/item-5 - 著作権法 第四十七条の二第一項（美術の著作物等の譲渡等の申出に伴う複製等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47-2/par-1 - 著作権法 第百十三条の二第一項（善意者に係る譲渡権の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-113-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-113-2/par-1 - 著作権法 附則第三項（暫定措置法の廃止に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-3591-46/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3591-46/par-3 - 著作権法 附則第二項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4111-77/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4111-77/par-2 - 著作権法 附則第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4111-77/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4111-77/par-3 --- ## 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-20261019T151240-001, 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