# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4301-72` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72 - 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. --- ## 附　則 平成三〇年七月一三日法律第七二号 suppl-4301-72 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72 ### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4301-72/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、公布の日から起算して一年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。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-4301-72/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect on the date fixed by Cabinet Order within one year from the date of its promulgation; 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** 附則第三十条及び第三十一条の規定　公布の日 suppl-4301-72/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72/art-1/par-1/item-1 the provisions of Article 30 and Article 31 of these Supplementary Provisions:the date of promulgation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第二十条（著作権法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — (Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Copyright Act) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4301-72/art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72/art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72/art-20 **第一項** 前条の規定による改正後の著作権法第七十七条（同法第百四条において準用する場合を含む。）及び第八十八条第一項の規定は、施行日以後の著作権、出版権若しくは著作隣接権又はこれらの権利を目的とする質権（以下この条において「著作権等」という。）の移転について適用し、施行日前の著作権等の移転については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4301-72/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72/art-20/par-1 The provisions of Article 77 of the Copyright Act as amended by the provisions of the preceding Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 104 of that Act) and of Article 88, paragraph (1) of the Copyright Act as amended by the provisions of the preceding Article apply to the transfer of a copyright, print right, or neighboring rights, or a pledge on any of these rights (hereinafter referred to as a "copyright, etc." in this Article) that is conducted on or after the effective date, and prior laws continue to govern the transfer of a copyright, etc. that is conducted before the effective date. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十一条（政令への委任） — (Delegation to Cabinet Order) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4301-72/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72/art-31 **第一項** この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。 suppl-4301-72/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72/art-31/par-1 Beyond as prescribed in these Supplementary Provisions, necessary transitional measures connected with the coming into effect of this Act are provided for by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-4301-72/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第三十一条 → 著作権法 附則第三十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 31), suppl-4301-72/art-31 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72/art-31 - suppl-4301-72/art-20/par-1: 著作権法第七十七条 → 著作権法 第七十七条 (Article 77), art-77 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-77 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-77 - suppl-4301-72/art-20/par-1: 同法第百四条 → 著作権法 第百四条 (Article 104), art-104 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104 - suppl-4301-72/art-20/par-1: 第八十八条第一項 → 著作権法 第八十八条第一項 (Article 88, paragraph (1)), art-88/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-88/par-1 - suppl-4301-72/art-20/par-1: この条 → 著作権法 附則第二十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 20), suppl-4301-72/art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72/art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72/art-20 ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 著作権法 附則第二十条第一項（著作権法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-72/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-72/art-20/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 210 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19