# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-3531-49`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-3531-49
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3531-49
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## 附　則 昭和五三年五月一八日法律第四九号
<sup>suppl-3531-49 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-3531-49 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3531-49</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、許諾を得ないレコードの複製からのレコード製作者の保護に関する条約が日本国について効力を生ずる日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-3531-49/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-3531-49/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3531-49/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the day on which the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms comes into force with respect to Japan.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  改正後の著作権法中著作隣接権に関する規定は、この法律の施行前にその音が最初に固定された著作権法第八条第六号に掲げるレコードについては、適用しない。
<sup>suppl-3531-49/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-3531-49/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3531-49/par-2</sup>
Provisions of the post-amendment Copyright Act that concern neighboring rights do not apply to a phonogram set forth in Article 8, item (vi) of the Copyright Act in which sounds are first fixed before this Act comes into effect.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-3531-49/par-2: 著作権法第八条第六号 → 著作権法 第八条第一項第六号 (Article 8, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-8/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-8/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-8/par-1/item-6

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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