# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第四十三条 (Article 43)

- 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: 第四十三条 (Article 43)（国立国会図書館法によるインターネット資料及びオンライン資料の収集のための複製） — address `art-43`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-43
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-43
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### 第四十三条（国立国会図書館法によるインターネット資料及びオンライン資料の収集のための複製） — (Reproduction for Collecting Internet Materials and Online Materials under the National Diet Library Act)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-43 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-43 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-43</sup>

    **第一項**  国立国会図書館の館長は、国立国会図書館法（昭和二十三年法律第五号）第二十五条の三第一項の規定により同項に規定するインターネット資料（以下この条において「インターネット資料」という。）又は同法第二十五条の四第三項の規定により同項に規定するオンライン資料を収集するために必要と認められる限度において、当該インターネット資料又は当該オンライン資料に係る著作物を国立国会図書館の使用に係る記録媒体に記録することができる。
    <sup>art-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-43/par-1</sup>
    The Director General of the National Diet Library may record a work that is included in the internet materials set forth in Article 25-3, paragraph (1) of the National Diet Library Act (Act No. 5 of 1948) (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "internet materials") or the online materials set forth in Article 25-4, paragraph (3) of that Act onto a recording medium used by the National Diet Library, to the extent that this is found to be necessary for collecting the relevant internet materials or online materials pursuant to the provisions of those paragraphs.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  次の各号に掲げる者は、当該各号に掲げる資料を提供するために必要と認められる限度において、当該各号に掲げる資料に係る著作物を複製することができる。
    <sup>art-43/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-43/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-43/par-2</sup>
    The following persons may reproduce works associated with the materials set forth in the following items, to the extent that is considered to be necessary in order for that person to make those materials available:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  国立国会図書館法第二十四条及び第二十四条の二に規定する者　同法第二十五条の三第三項の求めに応じ提供するインターネット資料
      <sup>art-43/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-43/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-43/par-2/item-1</sup>
      a person provided for in Article 24 or 24-2 of the National Diet Library Act:internet materials that the person makes available in response to a request referred to in Article 25-3, paragraph (3) of that Act;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  国立国会図書館法第二十四条及び第二十四条の二に規定する者以外の者　同法第二十五条の四第一項の規定により提供する同項に規定するオンライン資料
      <sup>art-43/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-43/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-43/par-2/item-2</sup>
      a person that does not fall under Article 24 or 24-2 of the National Diet Library Act:online materials set forth in Article 25-4, paragraph (1) of that Act that the person makes available pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-43/par-1: 国立国会図書館法（昭和二十三年法律第五号）第二十五条の三第一項 → e-Gov law 323AC1000000005, 第二十五条の三第一項 (Article 25-3, paragraph (1)), art-25-3/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-43/par-1: この条 → 著作権法 第四十三条 (Article 43), art-43 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-43 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-43
- art-43/par-1: 同法第二十五条の四第三項 → e-Gov law 323AC1000000005, 第二十五条の四第三項 (Article 25-4, paragraph (3)), art-25-4/par-3 — not held in this collection
- art-43/par-2/item-1: 国立国会図書館法第二十四条 → e-Gov law 323AC1000000005, 第二十四条 (Article 24), art-24 — not held in this collection
- art-43/par-2/item-1: 第二十四条の二 → e-Gov law 323AC1000000005, 第二十四条の二 (Article 24-2), art-24-2 — not held in this collection
- art-43/par-2/item-1: 同法第二十五条の三第三項 → e-Gov law 323AC1000000005, 第二十五条の三第三項 (Article 25-3, paragraph (3)), art-25-3/par-3 — not held in this collection
- art-43/par-2/item-2: 国立国会図書館法第二十四条 → e-Gov law 323AC1000000005, 第二十四条 (Article 24), art-24 — not held in this collection
- art-43/par-2/item-2: 第二十四条の二 → e-Gov law 323AC1000000005, 第二十四条の二 (Article 24-2), art-24-2 — not held in this collection
- art-43/par-2/item-2: 同法第二十五条の四第一項 → e-Gov law 323AC1000000005, 第二十五条の四第一項 (Article 25-4, paragraph (1)), art-25-4/par-1 — not held in this collection

## Cited by

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

- 著作権法 第四十三条第一項（国立国会図書館法によるインターネット資料及びオンライン資料の収集のための複製） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-43/par-1
- 著作権法 第四十九条第一項第一号（複製物の目的外使用等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-49/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-49/par-1/item-1
- 著作権法 第百二条第一項（著作隣接権の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-102/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-102/par-1
- 著作権法 第百二条第九項第一号（著作隣接権の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-102/par-9/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-102/par-9/item-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
