# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第四十七条 (Article 47) - 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: 第四十七条 (Article 47)（美術の著作物等の展示に伴う複製等） — address `art-47` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47 - 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. --- ### 第四十七条（美術の著作物等の展示に伴う複製等） — (Reproduction in Connection with the Exhibition of an Artistic Work; Related Matters) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-47 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47 **第一項** 美術の著作物又は写真の著作物の原作品により、第二十五条に規定する権利を害することなく、これらの著作物を公に展示する者（以下この条において「原作品展示者」という。）は、観覧者のためにこれらの展示する著作物（以下この条及び第四十七条の六第二項第一号において「展示著作物」という。）の解説若しくは紹介をすることを目的とする小冊子に当該展示著作物を掲載し、又は次項の規定により当該展示著作物を上映し、若しくは当該展示著作物について自動公衆送信（送信可能化を含む。同項及び同号において同じ。）を行うために必要と認められる限度において、当該展示著作物を複製することができる。ただし、当該展示著作物の種類及び用途並びに当該複製の部数及び態様に照らし著作権者の利益を不当に害することとなる場合は、この限りでない。 art-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47/par-1 A person that, without prejudice to the right provided for in Article 25, publicly exhibits the original copy of an artistic work or photographic work (hereinafter in this Article such a person is referred to as the "person exhibiting the original copy of a work", and hereinafter in this Article and Article 47-6, paragraph (2), item (i) such a work is referred to as an "exhibited work"), may print the exhibited work in pamphlets for the purpose of explaining or introducing the exhibited work to persons viewing it; and may reproduce that exhibited work to the extent necessary to present it via an on-screen presentation or to transmit an automatic public transmission (this includes making it available for transmission; the same applies in Article 47-6, paragraph (2), item (i)) about it pursuant to the provisions of the following paragraph; provided, however, that this does not apply if the action would unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner in light of the nature or purpose of the exhibited work, the number of copies that would be made, or the circumstances of its reproduction. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 原作品展示者は、観覧者のために展示著作物の解説又は紹介をすることを目的とする場合には、その必要と認められる限度において、当該展示著作物を上映し、又は当該展示著作物について自動公衆送信を行うことができる。ただし、当該展示著作物の種類及び用途並びに当該上映又は自動公衆送信の態様に照らし著作権者の利益を不当に害することとなる場合は、この限りでない。 art-47/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47/par-2 For the purpose of explaining or introducing an exhibited work to persons viewing it and to the extent considered to be necessary, the person exhibiting the original copy of a work may present the exhibited work via an on-screen presentation or transmit an automatic public transmission about that exhibited work; provided, however, that this does not apply if the action would unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner in light of the nature or purpose of the exhibited work or the circumstances of its on-screen presentation or automatic public transmission. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 原作品展示者及びこれに準ずる者として政令で定めるものは、展示著作物の所在に関する情報を公衆に提供するために必要と認められる限度において、当該展示著作物について複製し、又は公衆送信（自動公衆送信の場合にあつては、送信可能化を含む。）を行うことができる。ただし、当該展示著作物の種類及び用途並びに当該複製又は公衆送信の態様に照らし著作権者の利益を不当に害することとなる場合は、この限りでない。 art-47/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47/par-3 To the extent considered to be necessary in order to provide information to the public concerning the location of an exhibited work, the person exhibiting the original copy of a work or a person designated by Cabinet Order as equivalent thereto may reproduce that exhibited work or make a transmission to the public about it (this includes making the relevant work available for transmission, if it is to be transmitted to the public via an automatic public transmission); provided, however, that this does not apply if the action would unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner in light of the nature or purpose of the exhibited work or the circumstances of its reproduction or public transmission. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-47/par-1: 第二十五条 → 著作権法 第二十五条 (Article 25), art-25 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-25 - art-47/par-1: この条 → 著作権法 第四十七条 (Article 47), art-47 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47 - art-47/par-1: 第四十七条の六第二項第一号 → 著作権法 第四十七条の六第二項第一号 (Article 47-6, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-47-6/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47-6/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47-6/par-2/item-1 - art-47/par-1: 次項 → 著作権法 第四十七条第二項 (Article 47, paragraph (2)), art-47/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47/par-2 ## Cited by 14 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 第四十七条第一項（美術の著作物等の展示に伴う複製等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47/par-1 - 著作権法 第四十七条の六第一項第三号（翻訳、翻案等による利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47-6/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47-6/par-1/item-3 - 著作権法 第四十七条の六第二項第一号（翻訳、翻案等による利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47-6/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47-6/par-2/item-1 - 著作権法 第四十七条の七第一項（複製権の制限により作成された複製物の譲渡） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-47-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-47-7/par-1 - 著作権法 第四十八条第一項第一号（出所の明示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-48/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-48/par-1/item-1 - 著作権法 第四十八条第一項第二号（出所の明示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-48/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-48/par-1/item-2 - 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 第四十九条第二項第一号（複製物の目的外使用等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-49/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-49/par-2/item-1 - 著作権法 第八十六条第一項（出版権の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-86/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-86/par-1 - 著作権法 第八十六条第二項第二号（出版権の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-86/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-86/par-2/item-2 - 著作権法 第八十六条第三項（出版権の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-86/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-86/par-3 - 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 第百二条第二項（著作隣接権の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-102/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-102/par-2 - 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 --- ## 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