# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第百十三条の二 (Article 113-2)

- 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: 第百十三条の二 (Article 113-2)（善意者に係る譲渡権の特例） — address `art-113-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第百十三条の二（善意者に係る譲渡権の特例） — (Special Provisions on the Right of Transfer of a Bona Fide Third Party)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-113-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-113-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-113-2</sup>

**第一項**  著作物の原作品若しくは複製物（映画の著作物の複製物（映画の著作物において複製されている著作物にあつては、当該映画の著作物の複製物を含む。）を除く。以下この条において同じ。）、実演の録音物若しくは録画物又はレコードの複製物の譲渡を受けた時において、当該著作物の原作品若しくは複製物、実演の録音物若しくは録画物又はレコードの複製物がそれぞれ第二十六条の二第二項各号、第九十五条の二第三項各号又は第九十七条の二第二項各号のいずれにも該当しないものであることを知らず、かつ、知らないことにつき過失がない者が当該著作物の原作品若しくは複製物、実演の録音物若しくは録画物又はレコードの複製物を公衆に譲渡する行為は、第二十六条の二第一項、第九十五条の二第一項又は第九十七条の二第一項に規定する権利を侵害する行為でないものとみなす。
<sup>art-113-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-113-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-113-2/par-1</sup>
If, at the time a person is transferred the original or a copy of a work (excluding a copy of a cinematographic work (if the work is one that has been reproduced in a cinematographic work, this includes copies of the cinematographic work); the same applies hereinafter in this Article), a sound or visual recording of a performance, or a copy of a phonogram, the person does not know that the original or copy of the work, sound or visual recording of the performance, or copy of the phonogram does not fall under any of the items of Article 26-2, paragraph (2); Article 95-2, paragraph (3); or Article 97-2, paragraph (2), respectively, and is not negligent in having failed to learn this, such person's transfer of the original or copy of the work, the sound or visual recording of the performance, or the copy of the phonogram to the public is deemed not to constitute an infringement of the rights set forth in Article 26-2, paragraph (1); Article 95-2, paragraph (1); or Article 97-2, paragraph (1).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-113-2/par-1: この条 → 著作権法 第百十三条の二 (Article 113-2), art-113-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-113-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-113-2
- art-113-2/par-1: 第二十六条の二第二項 → 著作権法 第二十六条の二第二項 (Article 26-2, paragraph (2)), art-26-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-2
- art-113-2/par-1: 第九十五条の二第三項 → 著作権法 第九十五条の二第三項 (Article 95-2, paragraph (3)), art-95-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-95-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-2/par-3
- art-113-2/par-1: 第九十七条の二第二項 → 著作権法 第九十七条の二第二項 (Article 97-2, paragraph (2)), art-97-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-97-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-97-2/par-2
- art-113-2/par-1: 第二十六条の二第一項 → 著作権法 第二十六条の二第一項 (Article 26-2, paragraph (1)), art-26-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-26-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-26-2/par-1
- art-113-2/par-1: 第九十五条の二第一項 → 著作権法 第九十五条の二第一項 (Article 95-2, paragraph (1)), art-95-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-95-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95-2/par-1
- art-113-2/par-1: 第九十七条の二第一項 → 著作権法 第九十七条の二第一項 (Article 97-2, paragraph (1)), art-97-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-97-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-97-2/par-1

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- 著作権法 第百十三条の二第一項（善意者に係る譲渡権の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-113-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-113-2/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 210 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
