# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第九十五条の三 (Article 95-3)

- 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: 第九十五条の三 (Article 95-3)（貸与権等） — address `art-95-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3
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### 第九十五条の三（貸与権等） — (Right to Rent Out)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-95-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3</sup>

  **第一項**  実演家は、その実演をそれが録音されている商業用レコードの貸与により公衆に提供する権利を専有する。
  <sup>art-95-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-1</sup>
  A performer has the exclusive right to make that performer's performance available to the public by renting out commercial phonograms onto which the sound of the performance has been recorded.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の規定は、最初に販売された日から起算して一月以上十二月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める期間を経過した商業用レコード（複製されているレコードのすべてが当該商業用レコードと同一であるものを含む。以下「期間経過商業用レコード」という。）の貸与による場合には、適用しない。
  <sup>art-95-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-2</sup>
  The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if the performance is made available to the public by the renting out of commercial phonograms that have passed beyond the Cabinet-Order-specified period of at least one month and no more than 12 months counting from the date of their first sale (including the renting out of any phonogram of which reproductions that are entirely the same as such commercial phonograms are being made; hereinafter referred to as "post-term commercial phonograms").
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  商業用レコードの公衆への貸与を営業として行う者（以下「貸レコード業者」という。）は、期間経過商業用レコードの貸与により実演を公衆に提供した場合には、当該実演（著作隣接権の存続期間内のものに限る。）に係る実演家に相当な額の報酬を支払わなければならない。
  <sup>art-95-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-3</sup>
  If a person engaged in the business of renting out commercial phonograms to the public (hereinafter referred to as a "rental phonogram dealer") makes a performance available to the public by renting out a post-term commercial phonogram, it must pay a reasonable amount of remuneration to the performer whose performance it is (but only during the lifetime of the neighboring rights).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第四項**  第九十五条第五項から第十四項までの規定は、前項の報酬を受ける権利について準用する。この場合において、同条第十項中「放送事業者等」とあり、及び同条第十二項中「第九十五条第一項の放送事業者等」とあるのは、「第九十五条の三第三項の貸レコード業者」と読み替えるものとする。
  <sup>art-95-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-4</sup>
  The provisions of Article 95, paragraphs (5) through (14) apply mutatis mutandis to the right to receive the remuneration referred to in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the term "broadcaster or cablecaster" in paragraph (10) of that Article and the term "broadcaster or cablecaster referred to in Article 95, paragraph (1)" in paragraph (12) of that Article are deemed to be replaced with "rental phonogram dealer referred to in Article 95-3, paragraph (3)".
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第五項**  第一項に規定する権利を有する者の許諾に係る使用料を受ける権利は、前項において準用する第九十五条第五項の団体によつて行使することができる。
  <sup>art-95-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-5</sup>
  The right to receive royalties in connection with the authorization of the owner of the right provided for in paragraph (1) may be exercised through an association referred to in Article 95, paragraph (5), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第六項**  第九十五条第七項から第十四項までの規定は、前項の場合について準用する。この場合においては、第四項後段の規定を準用する。
  <sup>art-95-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-6</sup>
  The provisions of Article 95, paragraphs (7) through (14) apply mutatis mutandis to the preceding paragraph. In this case, the provisions of the second sentence of paragraph (4) of this Article apply mutatis mutandis.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-95-3/par-2: 前項 → 著作権法 第九十五条の三第一項 (Article 95-3, paragraph (1)), art-95-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-1
- art-95-3/par-4: 第九十五条第五項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第十項 (Article 95, paragraph (10)), art-95/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-10
- art-95-3/par-4: 第九十五条第五項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第十一項 (Article 95, paragraph (11)), art-95/par-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-11
- art-95-3/par-4: 第九十五条第五項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第十二項 (Article 95, paragraph (12)), art-95/par-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-12
- art-95-3/par-4: 第九十五条第五項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第十三項 (Article 95, paragraph (13)), art-95/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-13
- art-95-3/par-4: 第九十五条第五項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第十四項 (Article 95, paragraph (14)), art-95/par-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-14
- art-95-3/par-4: 第九十五条第五項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第五項 (Article 95, paragraph (5)), art-95/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-5
- art-95-3/par-4: 第九十五条第五項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第六項 (Article 95, paragraph (6)), art-95/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-6
- art-95-3/par-4: 第九十五条第五項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第七項 (Article 95, paragraph (7)), art-95/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-7
- art-95-3/par-4: 第九十五条第五項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第八項 (Article 95, paragraph (8)), art-95/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-8
- art-95-3/par-4: 第九十五条第五項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第九項 (Article 95, paragraph (9)), art-95/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-9
- art-95-3/par-4: 前項 → 著作権法 第九十五条の三第三項 (Article 95-3, paragraph (3)), art-95-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-3
- art-95-3/par-4: 第九十五条第一項 → 著作権法 第九十五条第一項 (Article 95, paragraph (1)), art-95/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-1
- art-95-3/par-5: 第一項 → 著作権法 第九十五条の三第一項 (Article 95-3, paragraph (1)), art-95-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-1
- art-95-3/par-5: 前項 → 著作権法 第九十五条の三第四項 (Article 95-3, paragraph (4)), art-95-3/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-4
- art-95-3/par-5: 第九十五条第五項 → 著作権法 第九十五条第五項 (Article 95, paragraph (5)), art-95/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-5
- art-95-3/par-6: 第九十五条第七項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第十項 (Article 95, paragraph (10)), art-95/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-10
- art-95-3/par-6: 第九十五条第七項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第十一項 (Article 95, paragraph (11)), art-95/par-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-11
- art-95-3/par-6: 第九十五条第七項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第十二項 (Article 95, paragraph (12)), art-95/par-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-12
- art-95-3/par-6: 第九十五条第七項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第十三項 (Article 95, paragraph (13)), art-95/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-13
- art-95-3/par-6: 第九十五条第七項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第十四項 (Article 95, paragraph (14)), art-95/par-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-14
- art-95-3/par-6: 第九十五条第七項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第七項 (Article 95, paragraph (7)), art-95/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-7
- art-95-3/par-6: 第九十五条第七項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第八項 (Article 95, paragraph (8)), art-95/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-8
- art-95-3/par-6: 第九十五条第七項から第十四項まで → 著作権法 第九十五条第九項 (Article 95, paragraph (9)), art-95/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-9
- art-95-3/par-6: 前項 → 著作権法 第九十五条の三第五項 (Article 95-3, paragraph (5)), art-95-3/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-5
- art-95-3/par-6: 第四項 → 著作権法 第九十五条の三第四項 (Article 95-3, paragraph (4)), art-95-3/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-4

## Cited by

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- 著作権法 第八十九条第一項（著作隣接権） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-89/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-89/par-1
- 著作権法 第九十五条の三第二項（貸与権等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-2
- 著作権法 第九十五条の三第四項（貸与権等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-4
- 著作権法 第九十五条の三第五項（貸与権等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-5
- 著作権法 第九十五条の三第六項（貸与権等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-95-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-3/par-6
- 著作権法 第九十七条の三第五項（貸与権等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-97-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-97-3/par-5
- 著作権法 第百十三条第九項（侵害とみなす行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-113/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-113/par-9
- 著作権法 附則第二条第三項（適用範囲についての経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-3451-48/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3451-48/art-2/par-3
- 著作権法 附則第二項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4031-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4031-63/par-2
- 著作権法 附則第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4111-77/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4111-77/par-5

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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
