# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第五条の二 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5-2)

- 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: 第五条の二 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5-2)（自動複製機器についての経過措置） — address `suppl-3451-48/art-5-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-3451-48/art-5-2
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3451-48/art-5-2
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### 第五条の二（自動複製機器についての経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Automated Duplicators)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-3451-48/art-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-3451-48/art-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3451-48/art-5-2</sup>

**第一項**  著作権法第三十条第一項第一号及び第百十九条第二項第二号の規定の適用については、当分の間、これらの規定に規定する自動複製機器には、専ら文書又は図画の複製に供するものを含まないものとする。
<sup>suppl-3451-48/art-5-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-3451-48/art-5-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3451-48/art-5-2/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1), item (i) and Article 119, paragraph (2), item (ii) of the Copyright Act, until otherwise provided for by law, the automated duplicators prescribed in these provisions do not include those exclusively used for reproducing documents or pictures.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-3451-48/art-5-2/par-1: 著作権法第三十条第一項第一号 → 著作権法 第三十条第一項第一号 (Article 30, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-30/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-30/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-30/par-1/item-1
- suppl-3451-48/art-5-2/par-1: 第百十九条第二項第二号 → 著作権法 第百十九条第二項第二号 (Article 119, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-119/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-119/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-119/par-2/item-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