# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第百四条の二十八 (Article 104-28)

- 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: 第百四条の二十八 (Article 104-28)（報告徴収及び立入検査） — address `art-104-28`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-28
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-28
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### 第百四条の二十八（報告徴収及び立入検査） — Collection of Report and On-site Inspections
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<sup>art-104-28 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-28</sup>

  **第一項**  文化庁長官は、補償金管理業務の適正かつ確実な実施を確保するために必要な限度において、指定補償金管理機関に対し、補償金管理業務に関し必要な報告若しくは資料の提出を求め、又はその職員に、指定補償金管理機関の事務所その他必要な場所に立ち入り、補償金管理業務に関し質問させ、若しくは帳簿、書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。
  <sup>art-104-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-28/par-1</sup>
  To the extent necessary to ensure the proper and reliable implementation of compensation management functions, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may require a designated compensation management organization to make a necessary report or submit necessary data concerning compensation management functions, or may have the Commissioner's officials enter the offices or other necessary places of the designated compensation management organization, question persons concerning compensation management functions, or inspect account books, documents and other articles.
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  **第二項**  前項の規定により立入検査をする職員は、その身分を示す証明書を携帯し、関係人の請求があつたときは、これを提示しなければならない。
  <sup>art-104-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-28/par-2</sup>
  An official who conducts an on-site inspection under the preceding paragraph must carry an identification card and present it when requested to do so by a related person.
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  **第三項**  第一項の規定による立入検査の権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解釈してはならない。
  <sup>art-104-28/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-28/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-28/par-3</sup>
  The authority to conduct on-site inspections under paragraph (1) must not be construed as being vested for criminal investigation.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-104-28/par-2: 前項 → 著作権法 第百四条の二十八第一項 (Article 104-28, paragraph (1)), art-104-28/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-28/par-1
- art-104-28/par-3: 第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の二十八第一項 (Article 104-28, paragraph (1)), art-104-28/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-28/par-1

## Cited by

5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 著作権法 第百四条の二十八第二項（報告徴収及び立入検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-28/par-2
- 著作権法 第百四条の二十八第三項（報告徴収及び立入検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-28/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-28/par-3
- 著作権法 第百四条の三十一第二項第五号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-31/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-31/par-2/item-5
- 著作権法 第百四条の四十一第二項（報告徴収及び立入検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-41/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-41/par-2
- 著作権法 第百二十二条の二第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-122-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-122-2/par-1/item-2

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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-20261019T151240-006, 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
