# 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-4201-81`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4201-81
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4201-81
- 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.

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## 附　則 平成二〇年六月一八日法律第八一号
<sup>suppl-4201-81 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4201-81 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4201-81</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4201-81/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4201-81/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4201-81/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して三月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行し、平成二十一年度において使用される検定教科用図書等及び教科用特定図書等から適用する。
<sup>suppl-4201-81/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4201-81/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4201-81/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on the date fixed by Cabinet Order within three months from the date of its promulgation, and applies from the authorized textbooks, etc. and specified textbooks, etc. used in 2009.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第六条（罰則についての経過措置） — Transitional Measures for Penal Provisions
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4201-81/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4201-81/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4201-81/art-6</sup>

**第一項**  前条の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。
<sup>suppl-4201-81/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4201-81/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4201-81/art-6/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the enforcement of the provisions of the preceding Article, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch copyright-act-20261019T151240-010, translated 2026-10-20
- This site's parser, version 210 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19