# 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-4181-121` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 附　則 平成一八年一二月二二日法律第一二一号 suppl-4181-121 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121 ### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4181-121/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、平成十九年七月一日から施行する。ただし、第一条及び附則第四条の規定は、公布の日から起算して二十日を経過した日から施行する。 suppl-4181-121/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect on July 1, 2007;provided, however, that the provisions of Article 1 and Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect 20 days after the date of promulgation of this Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第二条（放送のための映画の著作物の著作権の帰属についての経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Ownership of a Copyright to a Cinematographic Work Created for Broadcasting Purposes) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4181-121/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-2 **第一項** この法律の施行前に創作されたこの法律による改正後の著作権法（次条において「新法」という。）第二十九条第二項に規定する映画の著作物の著作権の帰属については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4181-121/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-2/par-1 Prior laws continue to govern the ownership of a copyright to a cinematographic work as provided for in Article 29, paragraph (2) of the Copyright Act as amended under this Act (referred to as "the new Act" in the following Article) which has been created before this Act comes into effect. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三条（放送される実演の有線放送についての経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for the Cablecasting of a Broadcast Performance) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4181-121/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-3 **第一項** 新法第九十四条の二の規定は、著作権法の一部を改正する法律（昭和六十一年法律第六十四号）附則第三項若しくは著作権法の一部を改正する法律（平成元年法律第四十三号。以下この条において「平成元年改正法」という。）附則第二項の規定の適用により新法中著作隣接権に関する規定の適用を受けない実演又は平成元年改正法附則第四項の規定の適用により新法中著作隣接権に関する規定の適用を受けない実演家に係る実演については、適用しない。 suppl-4181-121/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-3/par-1 The provisions of Article 94-2 of the new Act do not apply to a performance to which, based on the provisions of paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Copyright Act (Act No. 64 of 1986) or paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Copyright Act (Act No. 43 of 1989; hereinafter in this Article referred to as "the Amending Act of 1989"), the provisions of the new Act that concern neighboring rights do not apply, nor do the provisions of Article 94-2 of the new Act apply to the performance of a performer to whom, based on the provisions of paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Amendment Act of 1989, the provisions of the new Act that concern neighboring rights do not apply. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四条（罰則についての経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Penal Provisions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4181-121/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-4 **第一項** この法律（附則第一条ただし書に規定する規定については、当該規定）の施行前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4181-121/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-4/par-1 Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to an action that a person undertakes before this Act (or the provisions stipulated in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions) comes into effect. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-4181-121/art-1/par-1: 附則第四条 → 著作権法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-4181-121/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-4 - suppl-4181-121/art-2/par-1: 次条 → 著作権法 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-4181-121/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-3 - suppl-4181-121/art-2/par-1: 第二十九条第二項 → 著作権法 第二十九条第二項 (Article 29, paragraph (2)), art-29/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-29/par-2 - suppl-4181-121/art-3/par-1: 新法第九十四条の二 → 著作権法 第九十四条の二 (Article 94-2), art-94-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-94-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-94-2 - suppl-4181-121/art-4/par-1: 附則第一条 → 著作権法 附則第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1), suppl-4181-121/art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-1 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 附則第一条第一項（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-1/par-1 - 著作権法 附則第二条第一項（放送のための映画の著作物の著作権の帰属についての経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-2/par-1 - 著作権法 附則第四条第一項（罰則についての経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4181-121/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4181-121/art-4/par-1 --- ## 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