# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第七十四条 (Article 74)

- 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: 第七十四条 (Article 74)（補償金等の供託） — address `art-74`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74
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### 第七十四条（補償金等の供託） — (Depositing Compensation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74</sup>

  **第一項**  第三十三条第二項（同条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）、第三十三条の二第二項、第三十三条の三第二項、第六十八条第一項又は第六十九条第一項の補償金を支払うべき者は、次に掲げる場合には、その補償金の支払に代えてその補償金を供託しなければならない。
  <sup>art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-1</sup>
  In the following cases, a person that is required to pay the compensation referred to in Article 33, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of that Article); Article 33-2, paragraph (2); Article 33-3, paragraph (2); Article 68, paragraph (1); or Article 69, paragraph (1) must deposit the compensation instead of paying it:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  補償金の提供をした場合において、著作権者がその受領を拒んだとき。
    <sup>art-74/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the compensation has been tendered and the copyright owner refuses to receive it;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  著作権者が補償金を受領することができないとき。
    <sup>art-74/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the copyright owner is unable to receive the compensation;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **三**  その者が著作権者を確知することができないとき（その者に過失があるときを除く。）。
    <sup>art-74/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-1/item-3</sup>
    the copyright owner cannot be identified by the person required to pay (excluding a case where that person is at fault);
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **四**  その者がその補償金の額について第七十二条第一項の訴えを提起したとき。
    <sup>art-74/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-1/item-4</sup>
    the person required to pay brings an action as referred to in Article 72, paragraph (1) with respect to the amount of compensation;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **五**  当該著作権を目的とする質権が設定されているとき（当該質権を有する者の承諾を得た場合を除く。）。
    <sup>art-74/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-1/item-5</sup>
    a pledge has been established on the copyright (this excludes when authorization has been obtained from the pledgee).
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第二項**  前項第四号の場合において、著作権者の請求があるときは、当該補償金を支払うべき者は、自己の見積金額を支払い、裁定に係る補償金の額との差額を供託しなければならない。
  <sup>art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-2</sup>
  If the copyright owner so requests, in cases referred to in item (iv) of the preceding paragraph, the person that is required to pay compensation must pay the sum that accords with the person's own calculations and deposit the difference between the sum that person calculates and the amount of compensation as per the compulsory license.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第三項**  第六十七条第一項、第六十七条の二第五項、第六十七条の三第一項若しくは前二項の規定による補償金の供託又は第六十七条の二第一項の規定による担保金の供託は、著作権者が国内に住所又は居所で知れているものを有する場合にあつては当該住所又は居所の最寄りの供託所に、その他の場合にあつては供託をする者の住所又は居所の最寄りの供託所に、それぞれするものとする。
  <sup>art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-3</sup>
  A deposit of compensation under the provisions of Article 67, paragraph (1); Article 67-2, paragraph (5); Article 67-3, paragraph (1); or the preceding two paragraphs or a deposit of collateral under the provisions of Article 67-2, paragraph (1) is to be made at the deposit office nearest to the known domicile or residence of the copyright owner, if the copyright owner is domiciled or resides in Japan, or at the deposit office nearest to the domicile or residence of the depositor in any other case.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第四項**  前項の供託をした者は、すみやかにその旨を著作権者に通知しなければならない。ただし、著作権者の不明その他の理由により著作権者に通知することができない場合は、この限りでない。
  <sup>art-74/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-4</sup>
  A person that makes a deposit referred to in the preceding paragraph must promptly notify the copyright owner of that deposit; provided, however, that this does not apply if the copyright owner cannot be notified due to reasons such as the copyright owner being unknown.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-74/par-1: 第三十三条第二項 → 著作権法 第三十三条第二項 (Article 33, paragraph (2)), art-33/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-33/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-33/par-2
- art-74/par-1: 同条第四項 → 著作権法 第三十三条第四項 (Article 33, paragraph (4)), art-33/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-33/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-33/par-4
- art-74/par-1: 第三十三条の二第二項 → 著作権法 第三十三条の二第二項 (Article 33-2, paragraph (2)), art-33-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-33-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-33-2/par-2
- art-74/par-1: 第三十三条の三第二項 → 著作権法 第三十三条の三第二項 (Article 33-3, paragraph (2)), art-33-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-33-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-33-3/par-2
- art-74/par-1: 第六十八条第一項 → 著作権法 第六十八条第一項 (Article 68, paragraph (1)), art-68/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-68/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-68/par-1
- art-74/par-1: 第六十九条第一項 → 著作権法 第六十九条第一項 (Article 69, paragraph (1)), art-69/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-69/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-69/par-1
- art-74/par-1/item-4: 第七十二条第一項 → 著作権法 第七十二条第一項 (Article 72, paragraph (1)), art-72/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-72/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-72/par-1
- art-74/par-2: 前項第四号 → 著作権法 第七十四条第一項第四号 (Article 74, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-74/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-1/item-4
- art-74/par-3: 第六十七条第一項 → 著作権法 第六十七条第一項 (Article 67, paragraph (1)), art-67/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-67/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67/par-1
- art-74/par-3: 第六十七条の二第五項 → 著作権法 第六十七条の二第五項 (Article 67-2, paragraph (5)), art-67-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-5
- art-74/par-3: 第六十七条の三第一項 → 著作権法 第六十七条の三第一項 (Article 67-3, paragraph (1)), art-67-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-67-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-3/par-1
- art-74/par-3: 前二項 → 著作権法 第七十四条第一項 (Article 74, paragraph (1)), art-74/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-1
- art-74/par-3: 前二項 → 著作権法 第七十四条第二項 (Article 74, paragraph (2)), art-74/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-2
- art-74/par-3: 第六十七条の二第一項 → 著作権法 第六十七条の二第一項 (Article 67-2, paragraph (1)), art-67-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-67-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-67-2/par-1
- art-74/par-4: 前項 → 著作権法 第七十四条第三項 (Article 74, paragraph (3)), art-74/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 著作権法 第七十四条第二項（補償金等の供託） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-2
- 著作権法 第七十四条第三項（補償金等の供託） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-3
- 著作権法 第七十四条第四項（補償金等の供託） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-74/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-74/par-4
- 著作権法 第九十三条の三第九項（放送等のための固定物等による放送同時配信等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-93-3/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-93-3/par-9
- 著作権法 第九十三条の三第十一項（放送等のための固定物等による放送同時配信等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-93-3/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-93-3/par-11
- 著作権法 第九十五条第十二項（商業用レコードの二次使用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-95/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-95/par-12
- 著作権法 第百三条第一項（著作隣接権の譲渡、行使等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-103/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-103/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-20261019T151240-004, 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