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Law for Prevention of Unauthorized Recording of Films (Law No. 65 of May 30, 2007), Japan

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Details Details Year of Version 2007 Dates Entry into force: September 1, 2007 Adopted: May 30, 2007 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

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Main text(s) Main text(s) Japanese 映画の盗撮の防止に関する法律(平成19年5月30日法律第65号)         English Law for Prevention of Unauthorized Recording of Films (Law No. 65 of May 30, 2007)        

5. LAW FOR THE PREVENTION OF STEALTHY RECORDING OF FILMS

(Law No.65, of May 30, 2007)

(Purpose) Article 1. The purpose of this Law is, in view of the fact that copies of films are made by means of stealthy recording in cinemas, etc., that many of such copies are distributed widely, and that this leads to serious damages to the film industry, to provide for necessary matters for the prevention of such stealthy recording of films, and thereby to contribute to the promotion of culture in the field of films and a healthy development of the film industry.

(Definitions) Article 2. In this Law, the following terms shall have the meaning hereby assigned to them, respectively:

(i) "presentation" means the presentation defined in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xvii) of the Copyright Law (Law No.48, of 1970);

(ii) "cinemas, etc." means cinemas and other places where films are shown for unspecified or many persons and where the admission thereto is under the control of a sponsor for such film showing;

(iii) "stealthy recording of films" means to made visual recording of images ("visual recording" means such recording as defined in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xiv) of the Copyright Law) or sound recording of sounds ("sound recording" means such recording as defined in item (xiii) of that paragraph), of films, which are shown with charging fees to the audience in cinemas, etc. (including such films as are shown without charging fees to the audience in cinemas, etc., and limited to such films as are subject matters of copyright; hereinafter referred to merely as "films"), except in the case where such recording is made with the authorization of the copyright owners of such films.

(Prevention, by enterprisers within the films industry, of stealthy recording of films) Article 3. Sponsors for showing films in cinemas, etc. and other enterprisers connected with the film industry shall make an effort to take measures for the prevention of stealthy recording of films.

(Exceptional provisions to the Copyright Law with respect to stealthy recording of films) Article 4. (1) The provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Copyright Law shall not apply to stealthy recording of films, and in case of the application of the provisions of Article 119, paragraph (1) to persons who make stealthy recording of films, the words "those who reproduce by themselves works or performances, etc. for the purpose of private use mentioned in Article 30, paragraph (1) (including the case where its application mutantis mutandis is provided for in Article 102, paragraph (1))" in that paragraph shall be excluded.

(2) The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to stealthy recordings of films made after a lapse of eight months from the day when the first showing of such films was made in cinemas, etc. within Japanese territory with charging fees to the audience.

Supplementary Provisions

This Law shall come into force three months after the date of its promulgation.

Translated by CRIC (Copyright Research & Information Center, Japan) http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/clj/clj.html

映画の盗撮の防止に関する法律 (平成十九年五月三十日法律第六十五号)

(目的) 第一条この法律は、映画館等における映画の盗撮により、映画の複製物が作成され、これが多数流通して映 画産業に多大な被害が発生していることにかんがみ、映画の盗撮を防止するために必要な事項を定め、 もって映画文化の振興及び映画産業の健全な発展に寄与することを目的とする。

(定義) 第二条この法律において、次の各号に掲げる用語の意義は、それぞれ当該各号に定めるところによる。 一上映著作権法(昭和四十五年法律第四十八号)第二条第一項第十七号に規定する上映をいう。 二映画館等映画館その他不特定又は多数の者に対して映画の上映を行う会場であって当該映画の上映を 主催する者によりその入場が管理されているものをいう。 三映画の盗撮映画館等において観衆から料金を受けて上映が行われる映画(映画館等における観衆から 料金を受けて行われる上映に先立って観衆から料金を受けずに上映が行われるものを含み、著作権の目 的となっているものに限る。以下単に「映画」という。)について、当該映画の影像の録画(著作権法 第二条第一項第十四号に規定する録画をいう。)又は音声の録音(同項第十三号に規定する録音をい う。)をすること(当該映画の著作権者の許諾を得てする場合を除く。)をいう。

(映画産業の関係事業者による映画の盗撮の防止) 第三条映画館等において映画の上映を主催する者その他映画産業の関係事業者は、映画の盗撮を防止するた めの措置を講ずるよう努めなければならない。

(映画の盗撮に関する著作権法の特例) 第四条映画の盗撮については、著作権法第三十条第一項の規定は、適用せず、映画の盗撮を行った者に対 する同法第百十九条第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「第三十条第一項(第百二条第一項におい て準用する場合を含む。)に定める私的使用の目的をもつて自ら著作物若しくは実演等の複製を行つた 者、第百十三条第三項」とあるのは、「第百十三条第三項」とする。 2前項の規定は、最初に日本国内の映画館等において観衆から料金を受けて上映が行われた日から起算して 八月を経過した映画に係る映画の盗撮については、適用しない。

附則

この法律は、公布の日から起算して三月を経過した日から施行する。


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