COPYRIGHTS

{FAQ}Whatis“intellectualproperty”?Thecopyrightsystem,orthecopyrightlegislationispartofthebodyoflawsknownas“intellectualpropertylaw,”whichprotectstheinterestsofcreatorsbygivingthemcertainpropertyrightsovertheirc

{FAQ}CanIbuyandsellcopyright?Yes.Anyorallofthecopyrightowner’sexclusiverights,orpartsofthoserights,canbetransferred(SeeArt.61(1))*[1][2].Anoralcontract(acontractagreedverbally)ofthetransfer(assignment)islegall

{FAQ}Howlongdocopyrightslast?Copyrightshaveatimelimit.Thedurationofcopyrights(economicrights)isthelifeoftheauthorplus70yearsaftertheauthor’sdeath.Iftheworkisajointworkwithtwoormoreauthors,thedurationlasts

{FAQ17}Tellmeabout“Registrationoftransferofcopyright.”ThetransferofacopyrightmaynotbeassertedagainstathirdpartyunlessregisteredwiththeAgencyforCulturalAffairs(SeeArt.77(ⅰ)).Thisregistrationisofcrucialimportance

{FAQ07}Whatisthecopyrightnotice?Althoughthewordof“copyrightnotice”doesnotappearintheCopyrightAct,suchanoticetraditionallyconsistsofthecopyrightsymbol©ortheword“Copyright,”thenameofthecopyrightownerortheautho

{FAQ}WhatworksareprotectedinJapan?Copyrights(economicrights)andmoralrightsinitiallyvestinanauthorwhocreatesa”work.”Therefore,it’sofgreatimportancewhetherornotaworkfallsundera“work”definedundertheCopyrightAct.

{FAQ}WhatkindofregistrationisstipulatedintheCopyrightAct?Roughlyspeaking,fourkindsofcopyright-relatedregistrationarestipulatedintheCopyrightAct.▷Registrationofatruename(Art.75)▷Registrationofthedateoffirstpubli

{FAQ}Whatisthe“non-formalityrule”?Generally,tobelegallysecured,incorporeal(intellectual)propertyrightssuchasapatentrightandatrademarkrightrequireapplicationandregistration.Ontheotherhand,acopyright,whichisamongt

{FAQ}Whatkindofactivityisprohibitedbycopyright?Copyrightsarecomposedofvarious“branchrights”(copyrightsaresometimescalled“abundleofrights”),sothecopyrightownerhastheexclusiverighttouseaworkaccordingtothebranch

{FAQ}Whoistheauthor?Theterm“author”means“apersonwhocreatesawork.”Theauthorofaworkenjoysbothmoralrightsandcopyrightsatthesametimewhenhe/shecreatesawork.Theseauthor’srightstoaworkinitiallybelongstotheautho

{FAQ}Whatarethe“author’srights”?UndertheCopryghtAct,theauthorofaworkenjoysboth“moralrights”and“copyrights.”Thatis,the“author’srights”meantwodifferenttypesofrights.Theformer(moralrights)arerightstosafeguardnon

{FAQ}Whatiscopyright?CopyrightisaformofprotectionprovidedbythelawofJapan―i.e.theCopyrightAct―toanauthorofawork.YoushouldknowthattherearetwotypesofrightsoftheauthorundertheCopyrightAct(seeArt.17(1));“copyri