# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8) - 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: 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8)（検討等） — address `suppl-5031-52/art-8` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-8 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-8 - 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. --- ### 第八条（検討等） — (Reviews) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-5031-52/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-8 **第一項** 政府は、この法律の施行後三年を目途として、放送事業者、有線放送事業者又は放送同時配信等事業者が業として行う放送同時配信等（第一条改正後著作権法第二条第一項第九号の七に規定する放送同時配信等をいう。以下この項において同じ。）の実施状況、これらの者による著作隣接権者への報酬及び補償金の支払の状況その他の第一条改正後著作権法の施行の状況を勘案し、放送同時配信等における著作物、実演及びレコードの公正な利用並びに著作権者及び著作隣接権者の適正な利益の確保に資する施策の在り方について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-1 Approximately three years after this Act comes into effect, the government is to review what initiatives should be implemented for the fair exploitation of the work, performance, or phonogram for simultaneous broadcasting and maintenance of the proper interests of the copyright owner and owner of neighboring rights in consideration of the status of implementation of simultaneous broadcasting (meaning the simultaneous broadcasting provided for in Article 2, paragraph (1),item (ix)-7 of the Copyright Act amended under Article 1 ; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) undertaken by a broadcaster, cablecaster or simultaneous broadcasting service in the course of trade, the status of payment of the remuneration and the compensation to the copyright owner and other status of the Copyright Act amended under Article 1, and take necessary measures based on the results of this review. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 政府は、第二条改正後著作権法第三十一条第三項に規定する特定図書館等の設置者による図書館等公衆送信補償金（第二条改正後著作権法第百四条の十の二第一項に規定する図書館等公衆送信補償金をいう。以下この項において同じ。）の支払に要する費用を第二条改正後著作権法第三十一条第二項に規定する特定図書館等の利用者の負担に適切に反映させることが重要であることに鑑み、その費用の円滑かつ適正な転嫁に寄与するため、図書館等公衆送信補償金の趣旨及び制度の内容について、広報活動等を通じて国民に周知を図り、その理解と協力を得るよう努めなければならない。 suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2 In view of the fact that it is important to reflect expenses required for compensation for public transmission by libraries or similar facilities by a person that establishes a specified library or similar facility provided for in Article 31, paragraph (3) of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2 (meaning the compensation for public transmission by libraries or similar facilities provided for in Article 104-10-2, paragraph (1) of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2 ; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph ) in costs of the user of the specified library or similar facility provided for in Article 31, paragraph (2) of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2, the government must endeavor to obtain public understanding and cooperation by making public the purport and content of the purport and program of compensation for public transmission by libraries or similar facilities through publicity activities to contribute to smooth and proper shifting of expenses. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-1: 第一条改正後著作権法第二条第一項第九号の七 → 著作権法 第二条第一項第九号の七 (Article 2, paragraph (1), item (ix-7)), art-2/par-1/item-9-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-2/par-1/item-9-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-2/par-1/item-9-7 - suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-1: この項 → 著作権法 附則第八条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8, paragraph (1)), suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-1 - suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2: 第二条改正後著作権法第三十一条第三項 → 著作権法 第三十一条第三項 (Article 31, paragraph (3)), art-31/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-31/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-31/par-3 - suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2: 第二条改正後著作権法第百四条の十の二第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十の二第一項 (Article 104-10-2, paragraph (1)), art-104-10-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-10-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-10-2/par-1 - suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2: この項 → 著作権法 附則第八条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8, paragraph (2)), suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2 - suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2: 第二条改正後著作権法第三十一条第二項 → 著作権法 第三十一条第二項 (Article 31, paragraph (2)), art-31/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-31/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-31/par-2 ## Cited by 4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 附則第四条第二項（著作権等管理事業者の指定等に関する準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-4/par-2 - 著作権法 附則第五条第一項（団体の指定等に関する準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1 - 著作権法 附則第八条第一項（検討等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-1 - 著作権法 附則第八条第二項（検討等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2 --- ## 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