# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 6)

- 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: 第六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 6)（公開の美術の著作物についての経過措置） — address `suppl-3451-48/art-6`
- 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-6
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### 第六条（公開の美術の著作物についての経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Artistic Works on Public Display)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-3451-48/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-3451-48/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3451-48/art-6</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行の際現にその原作品が新法第四十五条第二項に規定する屋外の場所に恒常的に設置されている美術の著作物の著作権者は、その設置による当該著作物の展示を許諾したものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-3451-48/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-3451-48/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3451-48/art-6/par-1</sup>
The owner of a copyright to an artistic work the original of which is permanently installed in the outdoor location provided for in Article 45, paragraph (2) of the new Act as of the time this Act comes into effect is deemed to have authorized the exhibition of that work through its installation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-3451-48/art-6/par-1: 新法第四十五条第二項 → 著作権法 第四十五条第二項 (Article 45, paragraph (2)), art-45/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-45/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