# 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-4241-43/art-1` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-1 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-1 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4241-43/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、平成二十五年一月一日から施行する。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-4241-43/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect on January 1, 2013;provided, however, that the provisions set forth in each of the following items come into effect as of the day specified in the relevant item: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 附則第七条、第八条及び第十条の規定　公布の日 suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-1 the provisions of Article 7; Article 8; and Article 10 of these Supplementary Provisions:the date of promulgation; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 第二条第一項第二十号並びに第十八条第三項及び第四項の改正規定、第十九条第四項に一号を加える改正規定、第三十条第一項第二号の改正規定、第四十二条の三を第四十二条の四とし、第四十二条の二の次に一条を加える改正規定、第四十七条の九の改正規定（「又は第四十六条」を「、第四十二条の三第二項又は第四十六条」に改める部分に限る。）、同条ただし書の改正規定（「第四十二条の二まで」の下に「、第四十二条の三第二項」を加える部分に限る。）、第四十九条第一項第一号の改正規定（「第四十二条の二」を「第四十二条の三」に、「第四十二条の三第二項」を「第四十二条の四第二項」に改める部分に限る。）、第八十六条第一項及び第二項の改正規定（「第四十二条の二まで」の下に「、第四十二条の三第二項」を加える部分に限る。）、第九十条の二第四項に一号を加える改正規定、第百二条第一項の改正規定（「第四十二条の三」を「第四十二条の四」に改める部分に限る。）、同条第九項第一号の改正規定（「第四十二条の二」を「第四十二条の三」に、「第四十二条の三第二項」を「第四十二条の四第二項」に改める部分に限る。）、第百十九条第一項の改正規定、同条に一項を加える改正規定並びに第百二十条の二第一号の改正規定並びに次条並びに附則第四条から第六条まで及び第九条の規定　平成二十四年十月一日 suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-2 the provisions which amend Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xx) and Article 18, paragraphs (3) and (4); the provisions adding an item to Article 19, paragraph (4); the provisions amending Article 30, paragraph (1), item (ii); the provisions renaming Article 42-3 to Article 42-4 and adding a new Article after Article 42-2; the provisions amending Article 47-9 (limited to the part replacing "or Article 46" with ", Article 42-3, paragraph (2) or Article 46"); the provisions amending the proviso to Article 47-9 (limited to the part adding ", Article 42-3, paragraph (2)" under "to Article 42-2"); the provisions amending Article 49, paragraph (1), item (i) (limited to the part renaming "Article 42-2" as "Article 42-3" and "Article 42-3, paragraph (2)" as "Article 42-4, paragraph (2)"); the provisions amending Article 86, paragraphs (1) and (2) (limited to the part adding ", Article 42-3, paragraph (2)" under "to Article 42-2"); the provisions adding an item to Article 90-2, paragraph (4); the provisions amending Article 102, paragraph (1) (limited to the part renaming "Article 42-3" as "Article 42-4"); the provisions amending Article 102, paragraph (9), item (i) (limited to the part renaming "Article 42-2" as "Article 42-3" and "Article 42-3, paragraph (2)" as "Article 42-4, paragraph (2)"); the provisions amending Article 119, paragraph (1); the provisions adding a paragraph to Article 119; the provisions amending Article 120-2, item (i); and the provisions of the following Article, Articles 4 through 6 and Article 9 of these Supplementary Provisions:October 1, 2012. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第七条 → 著作権法 附則第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7), suppl-4241-43/art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-7 - suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第八条 → 著作権法 附則第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8), suppl-4241-43/art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-8 - suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-2: 次条 → 著作権法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-4241-43/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-2 - suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-2: 附則第四条から第六条まで → 著作権法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-4241-43/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-4 - suppl-4241-43/art-1/par-1/item-2: 第九条 → 著作権法 附則第九条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9), suppl-4241-43/art-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-9 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 附則第二条第一項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1 - 著作権法 附則第二条第二項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-2 - 著作権法 附則第四条第一項（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-4/par-1 --- ## 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 211 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19