# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第九十六条 (Article 96)

- 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: 第九十六条 (Article 96)（複製権） — address `art-96`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-96
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-96
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### 第九十六条（複製権） — (Right of Reproduction)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-96 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-96 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-96</sup>

  **第一項**  レコード製作者は、そのレコードを複製する権利を専有する。
  <sup>art-96/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-96/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-96/par-1</sup>
  The producer of a phonogram has the exclusive right to reproduce its phonograms.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 著作権法 第四条の二第一項（レコードの発行） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-4-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-4-2/par-1
- 著作権法 第八十九条第二項（著作隣接権） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-89/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-89/par-2
- 著作権法 第百二条第九項（著作隣接権の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-102/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-102/par-9
- 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

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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
