# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第十三条 (Article 13)

- 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: 第十三条 (Article 13)（権利の目的とならない著作物） — address `art-13`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-13
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-13
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### 第十三条（権利の目的とならない著作物） — (Works Not Subject to Copyright)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-13</sup>

  **第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する著作物は、この章の規定による権利の目的となることができない。
  <sup>art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-13/par-1</sup>
  The following works are not subject to the rights provided for in this Chapter:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  憲法その他の法令
    <sup>art-13/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-13/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-13/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the Constitution and other laws and regulations;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  国若しくは地方公共団体の機関、独立行政法人（独立行政法人通則法（平成十一年法律第百三号）第二条第一項に規定する独立行政法人をいう。以下同じ。）又は地方独立行政法人（地方独立行政法人法（平成十五年法律第百十八号）第二条第一項に規定する地方独立行政法人をいう。以下同じ。）が発する告示、訓令、通達その他これらに類するもの
    <sup>art-13/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-13/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-13/par-1/item-2</sup>
    notifications, instructions, circular notices, and other similar materials issued by a national or local government agency, an independent administrative agency (meaning an incorporated administrative agency provided for in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on General Rules for Independent Administrative Agencies (Act No. 103 of 1999); the same applies hereinafter), or a local independent administrative agency (meaning a local incorporated administrative agency provided for in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Local Independent Administrative Agencies Act (Act No. 118 of 2003); the same applies hereinafter);
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  裁判所の判決、決定、命令及び審判並びに行政庁の裁決及び決定で裁判に準ずる手続により行われるもの
    <sup>art-13/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-13/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-13/par-1/item-3</sup>
    judgments, decisions, orders, and rulings of the courts, as well as administrative determinations and decisions made by administrative agencies in proceedings of a quasi-judicial nature;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  前三号に掲げるものの翻訳物及び編集物で、国若しくは地方公共団体の機関、独立行政法人又は地方独立行政法人が作成するもの
    <sup>art-13/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-13/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-13/par-1/item-4</sup>
    translations and compilations of the materials listed in the preceding three items, which are made by a national or local government agency, independent administrative agency, or local independent administrative agency.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-13/par-1/item-2: 独立行政法人通則法（平成十一年法律第百三号）第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000103, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-13/par-1/item-2: 地方独立行政法人法（平成十五年法律第百十八号）第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 415AC0000000118, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-13/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 著作権法 第十三条第一項第一号 (Article 13, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-13/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-13/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-13/par-1/item-1
- art-13/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 著作権法 第十三条第一項第二号 (Article 13, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-13/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-13/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-13/par-1/item-2
- art-13/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 著作権法 第十三条第一項第三号 (Article 13, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-13/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-13/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-13/par-1/item-3

## Cited by

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

- 著作権法 第十三条第一項第四号（権利の目的とならない著作物） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-13/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-13/par-1/item-4
- 著作権法 附則第三条第一項（国等が作成した翻訳物等についての経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-3451-48/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-3451-48/art-3/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