# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8)

- 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: 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8)（関係事業者の措置） — address `suppl-4241-43/art-8`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-8
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### 第八条（関係事業者の措置） — (Measures to Be Taken by Relevant Enterprises)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4241-43/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-8</sup>

**第一項**  著作権法第百十九条第三項第一号に規定する録音録画有償著作物等を公衆に提供し、又は提示する事業者は、特定侵害行為を防止するための措置を講ずるよう努めなければならない。
<sup>suppl-4241-43/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-8/par-1</sup>
An enterprise that makes available or presents the sound or visuals of a fee-based recorded work as provided in Article 119, paragraph (3), item (i) of the Copyright Act to the public must endeavor to take measures to prevent specified acts of infringement.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4241-43/art-8/par-1: 著作権法第百十九条第三項第一号 → 著作権法 第百十九条第三項第一号 (Article 119, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-119/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-119/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-119/par-3/item-1

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 著作権法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-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
