# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3)

- 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: 第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3)（裁定による著作物の利用等についての経過措置） — address `suppl-4211-53/art-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4211-53/art-3
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### 第三条（裁定による著作物の利用等についての経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for the Exploitation of a Work Based on a Compulsory License)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4211-53/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4211-53/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4211-53/art-3</sup>

**第一項**  新法第六十七条及び第六十七条の二（これらの規定を新法第百三条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定は、この法律の施行の日以後に新法第六十七条第一項（新法第百三条において準用する場合を含む。）の裁定の申請をした者について適用し、この法律の施行の日前に旧法第六十七条第一項の裁定の申請をした者については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4211-53/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4211-53/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4211-53/art-3/par-1</sup>
The provisions of Articles 67 and 67-2 of the new Act (including as these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 103 of the new Act) apply to a person that files an application for the compulsory license referred to in Article 67, paragraph (1) of the new Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 103 of the new Act) on or after the day on which this Act comes into effect; and prior laws continue to govern with respect to a person that files an application for the compulsory license referred to in Article 67, paragraph (1) of the former Act before the day on which this Act comes into effect.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4211-53/art-3/par-1: 新法第六十七条 → 著作権法 第六十七条 (Article 67), art-67 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67
- suppl-4211-53/art-3/par-1: 第六十七条の二 → 著作権法 第六十七条の二 (Article 67-2), art-67-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2
- suppl-4211-53/art-3/par-1: 新法第百三条 → 著作権法 第百三条 (Article 103), art-103 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-103 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-103
- suppl-4211-53/art-3/par-1: 新法第六十七条第一項 → 著作権法 第六十七条第一項 (Article 67, paragraph (1)), art-67/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-67/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67/par-1

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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 211 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
