# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 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: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（経過措置） — address `suppl-4241-43/art-2` - 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-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-2 - 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. --- ### 第二条（経過措置） — (Transitional Measures) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System 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 **第一項** この法律による改正後の著作権法（以下「新法」という。）第十八条第三項第一号から第三号までの規定は、前条第二号に掲げる規定の施行前に著作者が行政機関（行政機関の保有する情報の公開に関する法律（平成十一年法律第四十二号）第二条第一項に規定する行政機関をいう。）、独立行政法人等（独立行政法人等の保有する情報の公開に関する法律（平成十三年法律第百四十号）第二条第一項に規定する独立行政法人等をいう。）又は地方公共団体若しく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。以下この項において同じ。）に提供した著作物でまだ公表されていないもの（その著作者の同意を得ないで公表された著作物を含む。）であって、公文書等の管理に関する法律（平成二十一年法律第六十六号。以下この項において「公文書管理法」という。）第八条第一項若しくは第十一条第四項の規定により国立公文書館等（公文書管理法第二条第三項に規定する国立公文書館等をいう。次項において同じ。）に移管されたもの又は公文書管理条例（地方公共団体又は地方独立行政法人の保有する歴史公文書等（公文書管理法第二条第六項に規定する歴史公文書等をいう。以下この項において同じ。）の適切な保存及び利用について定める当該地方公共団体の条例をいう。以下この項において同じ。）に基づき地方公文書館等（歴史公文書等の適切な保存及び利用を図る施設として公文書管理条例が定める施設をいう。次項において同じ。）に移管されたものについては、適用しない。 suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1 · 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 The provisions of Article 18, paragraph (3), items (i) through (iii) of the Copyright Act as amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as "the new Act") do not apply to a work not yet made public (this includes a work made public without the consent of the author) that the author makes available, before the provisions of item (ii) of the preceding Article come into effect, to an administrative organ (meaning an administrative organ as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Access to Information Held by Administrative Organs (Act No. 42 of 1999)), an incorporated administrative agency, etc. (meaning an incorporated administrative agency, etc. as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Access to Information Held by Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Act No. 140 of 2001)), or a local government agency or local incorporated administrative agency (meaning a Local Incorporated Administrative Agency as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Local Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Act No. 118 of 2003); the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) and that is transferred to the National Archives of Japan, etc. (meaning the National Archives of Japan, etc. provided for in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Public Records and Archives Management Act (Act No. 66 of 2009; hereinafter referred to as the "Public Records Management Act" in this paragraph); the same applies in the following paragraph) pursuant to the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (1) or Article 11, paragraph (4) of the Public Records Management Act or is transferred to the local archives, etc. (meaning facilities provided for by public records management ordinance (meaning ordinance of local government agencies prescribing the appropriate preservation and use of historical public records and archives (meaning historical public records and archives provided for in Article 2, paragraph (6) of the Public Records Management Act; the same applies in this paragraph) held by that local government agency or by local incorporated administrative agencies; the same applies in this paragraph) as facilities for the appropriate preservation and use of historical public records and archives; the same applies in the following paragraph) pursuant to public records management ordinance. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 新法第十八条第三項第四号及び第五号の規定は、前条第二号に掲げる規定の施行前に著作者が国立公文書館等又は地方公文書館等に提供した著作物でまだ公表されていないもの（その著作者の同意を得ないで公表された著作物を含む。）については、適用しない。 suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-2 · 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 The provisions of Article 18, paragraph (3), items (iv) and (v) of the new Act do not apply to a work not yet made public (this includes a work made public without the consent of the author) that the author makes available, before the provisions of item (ii) of the preceding Article come into effect, to the National Archives of Japan or the local archives, etc. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 第十八条第三項第一号から第三号まで → 著作権法 第十八条第三項第一号 (Article 18, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-18/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-18/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-18/par-3/item-1 - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 第十八条第三項第一号から第三号まで → 著作権法 第十八条第三項第二号 (Article 18, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-18/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-18/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-18/par-3/item-2 - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 第十八条第三項第一号から第三号まで → 著作権法 第十八条第三項第三号 (Article 18, paragraph (3), item (iii)), art-18/par-3/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-18/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-18/par-3/item-3 - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 前条第二号 → 著作権法 附則第一条第一項第二号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (ii)), 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 - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 行政機関の保有する情報の公開に関する法律（平成十一年法律第四十二号）第二条第一項 → 行政機関の保有する情報の公開に関する法律 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/information-disclosure-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/411AC0000000042/art-2/par-1 - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 独立行政法人等の保有する情報の公開に関する法律（平成十三年法律第百四十号）第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 413AC0000000140, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 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 - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: この項 → 著作権法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1 — 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 - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 公文書等の管理に関する法律（平成二十一年法律第六十六号。以下この項において「公文書管理法」という。）第八条第一項 → e-Gov law 421AC0000000066, 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — not held in this collection - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 第十一条第四項 → e-Gov law 421AC0000000066, 第十一条第四項 (Article 11, paragraph (4)), art-11/par-4 — not held in this collection - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 公文書管理法第二条第三項 → e-Gov law 421AC0000000066, 第二条第三項 (Article 2, paragraph (3)), art-2/par-3 — not held in this collection - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 次項 → 著作権法 附則第二条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (2)), suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-2 — 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 - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-1: 公文書管理法第二条第六項 → e-Gov law 421AC0000000066, 第二条第六項 (Article 2, paragraph (6)), art-2/par-6 — not held in this collection - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-2: 新法第十八条第三項第四号 → 著作権法 第十八条第三項第四号 (Article 18, paragraph (3), item (iv)), art-18/par-3/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-18/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-18/par-3/item-4 - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-2: 第五号 → 著作権法 第十八条第三項第五号 (Article 18, paragraph (3), item (v)), art-18/par-3/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-18/par-3/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-18/par-3/item-5 - suppl-4241-43/art-2/par-2: 前条第二号 → 著作権法 附則第一条第一項第二号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (ii)), 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 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 附則第一条第一項第二号（施行期日） — 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 - 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 附則第五条第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4241-43/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4241-43/art-5/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