# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1)
- 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: 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1)（施行期日） — address `suppl-5051-33/art-1`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-1
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### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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suppl-5051-33/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-1
**第一項** この法律は、公布の日から起算して三年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1
This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 3 years from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items.
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**一** 附則第六条の規定 公布の日
suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-1
the provisions of Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation
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**二** 第四十条の改正規定、第四十一条の次に一条を加える改正規定、第四十二条の改正規定、第四十二条の三を第四十二条の四とし、第四十二条の二を第四十二条の三とし、第四十二条の次に一条を加える改正規定、第四十七条の六第一項第二号の改正規定、第四十七条の七の改正規定、第四十八条第一項の改正規定、第四十九条の改正規定、第八十六条の改正規定、第百二条の改正規定及び第百十四条の改正規定並びに附則第五条及び第九条の規定 令和六年一月一日
suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-2
the provision amending Article 40, the provision adding one Article after Article 41, the provision amending Article 42, the provision making Article 42-3 Article 42-4, making Article 42-2 Article 42-3, and adding one Article after Article 42, the provision amending Article 47-6, paragraph (1), item (ii), the provision amending Article 47-7, the provision amending Article 48, paragraph (1), the provision amending Article 49, the provision amending Article 86, the provision amending Article 102 and the provision amending Article 114, and the provisions of Articles 5 and 9 of the Supplementary Provisions: January 1, 2024;
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**三** 附則第三条及び第四条の規定 公布の日から起算して二年六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日
suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-3
the provisions of Articles 3 and 4 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding two years and six months from the date of promulgation.
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## Cites
- suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第六条 → 著作権法 附則第六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 6), suppl-5051-33/art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-6
- suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-2: 附則第五条 → 著作権法 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-5051-33/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-5
- suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-3: 附則第三条 → 著作権法 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-5051-33/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-3
- suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-3: 第四条 → 著作権法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-5051-33/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4
## Cited by
1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.
- 著作権法 附則第五条第一項（罰則についての経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-5/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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch copyright-act-20261019T151240-011, 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