A must-read for teachers Understanding Copyright in Classes

References and Index

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Resources for learning about copyright

For those who want to know more about copyright, here are some resources.

For Teachers

For Students

Agency for Cultural Affairs Workshop Materials

Media and Creator Relations

  • Hajime Ogushi, Takashi Kitamura, Masatoshi Someya, Kodai Kimura, Kaito Koga, Hiroki Saiki, and Ayaka Tsunoda, The Bible for Solving Copyright Problems! A book on rights for Creators (Revised Edition), Bone Digital, 2023.
  • Taku Inoue, Latest Copyright Introduction by SNS, Seibundo-Shinkosha, 2022.

(Japanese) Copyright Act

  • Nobuhiro Nakayama, Copyright Law, 4th ed., Yuhikaku, 2023.
  • Hisamichi Okamura, Copyright Law, 5th ed., Minjiho Kenkyukai, 2021.
  • Ryo Shimanami, Tatsuhiro Ueno, and Hisayoshi Yokoyama, Copyright Law in Japan, 3rd ed., Yuhikaku, 2021.
  • Moriyuki Kato, Commentary on the Copyright Act, 7th revised ed., CRIC, 2021.
  • Kaoru Okamoto, The Concept of Copyright, Iwanami Shinsho, 2003.

Copyright FAQ

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Index

(Artist's) license to perform

Article 35 amendment

Attribution right

Author

Compensation

Compensation System for Public Transmission for Classroom Purposes

Copyright Act Amendments

Copyright free

Copyright owner

Copyright

Corporate works

Creative Commons License

Derivative work (e.g., alt. world, side story, doujinshi, fanfiction, etc.)

Distance learning

(Movie) distribution rights

Enabling rights

Examples of works that are not copyrighted works under the Copyright Act

Examples of works that can be used without permission

(Movie) exhibition rights

Forum of Those Related about Educational Use of Works

Guidelines for Article 35 under the Amended Copyright Act

Honor and reputation right

Integrity right

Joint authorship

Lending rights (for copyrighted works)

License

  • License (Chapter 1, Section 04)

Limitations on rights when dealing with copyrighted works in the classroom

Limited rights provision

Moral rights

Movie rights

Neighboring rights

Non-privileged crime

Non-profit performances, etc.

On-demand teaching

Orphan Works

Override problem

Penal regulations

Performing right

Permission for public transmission

Principle of no-formality

Protection Term

Public domain

Public transmission rights (e.g., putting copyrightable material on the WWW or an FTP server)

Public transmission rights (e.g., putting on a show)

Publication in textbooks, etc.

Publication right

Recitation right (e.g., reciting a poem in a bookstore)

Reference

Reproduction as examination questions, etc.

Reproduction for personal use

Reproduction in libraries, etc.

Reproduction right

Reproduction (Rights)

Rights of the original author to use derivative works

Simulation system for award compensation amount in case of unknown copyright holder

Studio-based classes

Terms of Use

The Right to Communicate Publicly

Transfer right

Translation rights (to a book)

Types of crime which require a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute

Types of works

Universal Copyright Convention

Unofficial resignation

Use of Incidental Works

War supplementation system