# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7)

- 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: 第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7) — address `suppl-5021-48/art-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5021-48/art-7
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### 第七条
<sup>suppl-5021-48/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5021-48/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5021-48/art-7</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、著作権、出版権又は著作隣接権を侵害する送信可能化への対処に関し、その施策の充実を図る観点から検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-5021-48/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5021-48/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5021-48/art-7/par-1</sup>
With regard to the initiatives to deal with the action of making a work available for transmission that infringes on a copyright, print right or neighboring rights, the government is to conduct a review from the perspective of enhancing these initiatives, and take necessary measures based on the results of this review.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## 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-5021-48/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5021-48/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 210 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
