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Copyright Restrictions
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Use of articles, photographs, etc. posted on this site without the permission of the copyright holder is limited to reproduction and quotation for personal use. However, even when use is permitted, changes or deletions contrary to the intent of the copyright holder are not allowed. In addition, summarizing an article in a form that gives an overview of the article also generally requires the permission of the copyright holder.
What are Copyrights?
The Copyright Act lists the following rights of authors
1. copyright
The Copyright Act stipulates that the copyright owner has the exclusive right to Therefore, if you wish to do any of the following, you must obtain permission from the copyright holder
- Reproduction right: the right to reproduce a work
- Perform/perform: the right to perform/perform for the purpose of direct showing or playing to the general public
- Public transmission right: the right to transmit a work to the public (broadcasting, wire broadcasting, automatic public transmission). This includes the act of “making transmittable” by inputting information into an automatic public transmission device or otherwise making the work available for transmission. Right to publicly communicate a work to be publicly transmitted by means of a receiving device.
- Oral right: the right to publicly oralize a work of language
- Right of exhibition: the right to publicly display a work of art or a photographic work that has not yet been made public by means of the original work
- Screening/distribution right: the right to publicly screen cinematographic works and works reproduced therein, or to distribute copies of such works by means of reproductions
- Rental right: the right to offer a copy of a work to the public by renting it
- Translation/adaptation right: The right to translate, arrange, adapt, film or otherwise adapt a work.
In addition, the original author is considered to have the same type of rights as the author of the derivative work with respect to the use of the derivative work, and permission from the original author is required to use the derivative work as well.
Reproduction, translation, adaptation, public transmission, publication, sale, lending, modification, etc. without the permission of the copyright holder is prohibited. Under the Copyright Act, infringement of the copyright owner’s rights may result in penalties such as imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to 3 million yen.
2. moral rights of authors
A work is considered to be a creative expression of the author’s thoughts or feelings and a reflection of his/her individuality and personality. Moral rights are considered inseparable from the individual author and include the following
- Right of publicity: the right to make the work public
- Right to display name: the right to display (or not to display) one’s real name or a pseudonym in the original work
- Right of identity preservation: the right to preserve the identity of the work or its title. Right not to be altered or mutilated against one’s will.
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