# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第六十七条の二 (Article 67-2) - 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: 第六十七条の二 (Article 67-2)（裁定申請中の著作物の利用） — address `art-67-2` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2 - 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. --- ### 第六十七条の二（裁定申請中の著作物の利用） — (Exploitation of a Work While an Application for a Compulsory License Is Pending) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-67-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2 **第一項** 申請者は、当該申請に係る著作物の利用方法を勘案して文化庁長官が定める額の担保金を供託した場合には、裁定又は裁定をしない処分を受けるまでの間（裁定又は裁定をしない処分を受けるまでの間に著作権者と連絡をすることができるに至つたときは、当該連絡をすることができるに至つた時までの間）、当該申請に係る利用方法と同一の方法により、当該申請に係る著作物を利用することができる。ただし、当該著作物の著作者が当該著作物の出版その他の利用を廃絶しようとしていることが明らかであるときは、この限りでない。 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 If the applicant deposits collateral in the amount that has been fixed by the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs in consideration of the manner of the work's exploitation as given in the application, the applicant may exploit the work to which the application pertains in the manner of exploitation under that application in the time leading up to the disposition granting or denying the compulsory license (or in the time leading up to when the applicant is able to contact the copyright owner, if the applicant becomes able to contact the copyright owner in the time leading up to the disposition granting or denying the compulsory license); provided, however, that the applicant may not exploit the work if it is clear that the author of that work intends to discontinue the publication or other exploitation of that work. machine translation, not official **第二項** 国等が前項の規定により著作物を利用しようとするときは、同項の規定にかかわらず、同項の規定による供託を要しない。 art-67-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the deposit under the preceding paragraph is not required if the national or local government or an equivalent corporation seeks to use a work pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項の規定により作成した著作物の複製物には、同項の規定の適用を受けて作成された複製物である旨及び裁定の申請をした年月日を表示しなければならない。 art-67-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-3 A copy of a work that has been created based on the application of the provisions of paragraph (1) must bear an indication that it has been made pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, and give the date on which the application for a compulsory license was filed. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第一項の規定により著作物を利用する者（以下「申請中利用者」という。）（国等を除く。次項において同じ。）が裁定を受けたときは、前条第一項の規定にかかわらず、同項の補償金のうち第一項の規定により供託された担保金の額に相当する額（当該担保金の額が当該補償金の額を超えるときは、当該額）については、同条第一項の規定による供託を要しない。 art-67-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-4 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, if the person exploiting the work pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as a "user with a pending application"; this does not include the national or local government or an equivalent corporation; the same applies in the following paragraph) is issued the compulsory license, the user is not required to make a deposit under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the previous Article with regard to the portion of the compensation referred to in that paragraph which is equivalent to the amount of collateral already deposited under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article (and if the amount of the collateral exceeds that of the compensation, the user is not required to deposit compensation). Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, if the person exploiting the work pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as a "user with a pending application"; this does not include the national or local government or an equivalent corporation; the same applies in the following paragraphs) is issued the compulsory license, the user is not required to make a deposit under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the previous Article with regard to the portion of the compensation referred to in that paragraph which is equivalent to the amount of collateral already deposited under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article (and if the amount of the collateral exceeds that of the compensation, the user is not required to deposit compensation)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4207/tb **第五項** 申請中利用者は、裁定をしない処分を受けたとき（当該処分を受けるまでの間に著作権者と連絡をすることができるに至つた場合を除く。）は、当該処分を受けた時までの間における第一項の規定による著作物の利用に係る使用料の額に相当するものとして文化庁長官が定める額の補償金を著作権者のために供託しなければならない。この場合において、同項の規定により供託された担保金の額のうち当該補償金の額に相当する額（当該補償金の額が当該担保金の額を超えるときは、当該額）については、当該補償金を供託したものとみなす。 art-67-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-5 If a user with a pending application is issued a disposition denying the compulsory license (unless the user has been able to contact the copyright owner in the time leading up to the disposition), the user must deposit the compensation for the copyright owner in the amount that has been fixed by the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs as equivalent to the amount of royalties for having exploited the work pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) in the time leading up to when the user was issued the disposition. In this case, the portion of the collateral deposited pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph which is equivalent to the amount of compensation (or if the amount of compensation exceeds the amount of collateral, the collateral) is deemed to have been deposited as compensation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 申請中利用者（国等に限る。）は、裁定をしない処分を受けた後に著作権者と連絡をすることができるに至つたときは、当該処分を受けた時までの間における第一項の規定による著作物の利用に係る使用料の額に相当するものとして文化庁長官が定める額の補償金を著作権者に支払わなければならない。 art-67-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-6 If the user with a pending application (limited to the national or local government or an equivalent corporation) becomes able to contact the copyright owner after the disposition denying the compulsory license, the user with a pending application must pay compensation to the copyright owner in the amount equivalent to the royalties for having exploited the work pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) for the period preceding the disposition, as established by the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 申請中利用者は、裁定又は裁定をしない処分を受けるまでの間に著作権者と連絡をすることができるに至つたときは、当該連絡をすることができるに至つた時までの間における第一項の規定による著作物の利用に係る使用料の額に相当する額の補償金を著作権者に支払わなければならない。 art-67-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-7 If a user with a pending application becomes able to contact the copyright owner in the time leading up to the disposition granting or denying the compulsory license, the user must pay the copyright owner compensation equivalent to the amount of royalties for having exploited the work pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) in the time leading up to when the user was able to contact the copyright owner. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第八項** 第四項、第五項又は前項の場合において、著作権者は、前条第一項又はこの条第五項若しくは前項の補償金を受ける権利に関し、第一項の規定により供託された担保金から弁済を受けることができる。 art-67-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-8 In a case referred to in paragraph (4), (5) or (7), the copyright owner is entitled to receive repayment from collateral deposited pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) in connection with the right to receive the compensation referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or in paragraph (5) or (7) of this Article. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "In a case referred to in paragraph (4), (5) or (7), the copyright owner is entitled to receive repayment from collateral deposited pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) in connection with the right to receive the compensation referred to in paragraph (5) or (7) of this Article." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4207/tb **第九項** 第一項の規定により担保金を供託した者は、当該担保金の額が前項の規定により著作権者が弁済を受けることができる額を超えることとなつたときは、政令で定めるところにより、その全部又は一部を取り戻すことができる。 art-67-2/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-9 A person that deposits collateral pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) is entitled to recover, pursuant to Cabinet Order, all or a part of the portion of collateral that exceeds the amount of collateral from which the copyright owner is entitled to receive repayment pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第十項** 文化庁長官は、申請中利用者から裁定の申請を取り下げる旨の申出があつたときは、裁定をしない処分をするものとする。この場合において、前条第六項の規定は、適用しない。 art-67-2/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-10 When the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs has received a statement from a user with a pending application to the effect that the application for a compulsory license is withdrawn, the Commissioner is to make a disposition not to grant a compulsory license. In this case, the provisions of paragraph (6) of the preceding Article do not apply. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-67-2/par-2: 前項 → 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-67-2/par-3: 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-67-2/par-4: 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-67-2/par-4: 次項 → 著作権法 第六十七条の二第五項 (Article 67-2, paragraph (5)), art-67-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-5 - art-67-2/par-4: 前条第一項 → 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-67-2/par-5: 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-67-2/par-6: 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-67-2/par-7: 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-67-2/par-8: 第四項 → 著作権法 第六十七条の二第四項 (Article 67-2, paragraph (4)), art-67-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-4 - art-67-2/par-8: 第五項 → 著作権法 第六十七条の二第五項 (Article 67-2, paragraph (5)), art-67-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-5 - art-67-2/par-8: 前項 → 著作権法 第六十七条の二第七項 (Article 67-2, paragraph (7)), art-67-2/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-7 - art-67-2/par-8: 前条第一項 → 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-67-2/par-8: 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-67-2/par-9: 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-67-2/par-9: 前項 → 著作権法 第六十七条の二第八項 (Article 67-2, paragraph (8)), art-67-2/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-8 - art-67-2/par-10: 前条第六項 → 著作権法 第六十七条第六項 (Article 67, paragraph (6)), art-67/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67/par-6 ## Cited by 24 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 第二十六条の二第二項第三号（譲渡権） — 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 - 著作権法 第六十七条第三項（著作権者不明等の場合における著作物の利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67/par-3 - 著作権法 第六十七条第六項（著作権者不明等の場合における著作物の利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67/par-6 - 著作権法 第六十七条の二第二項（裁定申請中の著作物の利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-2 - 著作権法 第六十七条の二第三項（裁定申請中の著作物の利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-3 - 著作権法 第六十七条の二第四項（裁定申請中の著作物の利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-4 - 著作権法 第六十七条の二第五項（裁定申請中の著作物の利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-5 - 著作権法 第六十七条の二第六項（裁定申請中の著作物の利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-6 - 著作権法 第六十七条の二第七項（裁定申請中の著作物の利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-7 - 著作権法 第六十七条の二第八項（裁定申請中の著作物の利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-8 - 著作権法 第六十七条の二第九項（裁定申請中の著作物の利用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-9 - 著作権法 第七十条第一項（裁定に関する事項の政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-70/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-70/par-1 - 著作権法 第七十一条第一項第二号（文化審議会への諮問） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-71/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-71/par-1/item-2 - 著作権法 第七十二条第一項（補償金の額についての訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-72/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-72/par-1 - 著作権法 第七十四条第三項（補償金等の供託） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-3 - 著作権法 第九十五条の二第三項第三号（譲渡権） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-2/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-2/par-3/item-3 - 著作権法 第九十七条の二第二項第三号（譲渡権） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-97-2/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-97-2/par-2/item-3 - 著作権法 第百三条第一項（著作隣接権の譲渡、行使等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-103/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-103/par-1 - 著作権法 第百四条の二十第一項第二号（指定補償金管理機関の業務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-20/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-20/par-1/item-2 - 著作権法 第百四条の二十第一項第四号（指定補償金管理機関の業務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-20/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-20/par-1/item-4 - 著作権法 第百四条の二十一第三項（指定補償金管理機関が補償金管理業務を行う場合の補償金及び担保金の取扱い） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-21/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-21/par-3 - 著作権法 第百四条の二十二第一項（著作物等保護利用円滑化事業のための支出） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-22/par-1 - 著作権法 附則第三条第一項（裁定による著作物の利用等についての経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4211-53/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4211-53/art-3/par-1 - 著作権法 附則第三条第一項（裁定による著作物の利用等についての経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-3/par-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-19 - 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Copyright Act (著作権法), Article 67-2, paragraph (4) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4207/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Copyright Act (著作権法), Article 67-2, paragraph (8) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4207/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch copyright-act-20261019T151240-002, 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