Table of Contents
I. What Is "Copyright"?
-- Copyright, A Rule For Everybody, Needs More Public Awareness & Respect. --
II. What Is "Work"?
-- A drawing of a little kid is also a work with full protection.--
| Q1 | Is an "idea" considered as a work to be protected? |
| Q2 | Are such things as "slogan", "watchword" and "title" considered as works to be protected? |
| Q3 | Is a simple photo of a pre-existing painting protected as an independent work? |
| Q4 | Is a stenographic record of a folk tale or a legend considered as a work to be protected? |
| Q5 | What is "joint-work"? |
| Q6 | Are computer programs and databases protected as works of authorship? |
III. What Rights Are Granted to
Authors?
-- "Moral Rights" and "Economic Rights". --
| Q1 | Is any formality needed to be granted author's right? |
| Q2 | Are there any exceptional cases in which unauthorized modification of a work is permissible? |
| Q3 | Does so-called "manuscript purchasing" mean assignment of copyright? |
| Q4 | Is it necessary to have the authorization of the author of the original work in order to exploit its translation? |
| Q5 | Is it permissible for a schoolteacher to record and edit TV programs to make a material for his/her own teaching? |
| Q6 | Who has the author's right of a joint work? |
| Q7 | Is it necessary to have the authorization of the author to upload his/her work in a Homepage? |
IV. How Long Does Author's Right
Continue?
-- In principle, 50 years Time after the Author's Death. --
| Q1 | How long will works of late Osamu Tezuka (the author of "Astro Boy") protected? |
| Q2 | What is "a work with the name of a body corporate"? |
| Q3 | How is the term of protection calculated in the case of joint-works? |
| Q4 | When the author's economic rights in a cinematographic work expire, do the rights of original works, such as a novel, scenario, etc., also expire? |
| Q5 | Are there any countries in which the basic term of protection is not fifty years? |
V. What Are Neighboring
Rights?
-- Rights Granted to Performers, etc. --
| Q1 | What is the source of the term, "neighboring rights"? |
| Q2 | Do neighboring rights include "moral rights"? |
| Q3 | How is the remuneration right of performers and phonogram producers for broadcasting and wire diffusion of commercial phonograms managed? |
| Q4 | How is the act of rental at music CD rental shops related to copyright? |
| Q5 | How was the neighboring rights system changed for the digitization of terrestrial broadcasting? |
VI. How Are Foreign Works
Protected?
-- There is no boundary of copyright.--
| Q1 | Are foreign works also protected in Japan? |
| Q2 | Which countries do not have treaty relations with Japan? Is it OK to exploit works of such countries without authorization? |
| Q3 | How is the treaty relation between the US and Japan? |
| Q4 | Is a work of a county in which the term of protection is 25 years protected in Japan up to 50 years after the death of the author? |
VII. How Should A Work Be Used?
-- Some points should be checked out.--
| Q1 | What should be done to publish a work? |
| Q2 | What are contact points to have information on the exploitation of works and contracts? |
VIII. In Which Cases Works Can Be Used Exceptionally Without Authorization?
-- Some conditions should be fulfilled.--
| Q1 | In which libraries is the exceptional reproduction without authorization permissible? |
| Q2 | Is it permissible by the limitation clauses in the Copyright Law to reproduce teaching/learning materials published/sold for schools? |
| Q3 | How should a work be quoted properly? How should "indication of sources" be done? |
| Q4 | Is it permissible to make a copy of a rented video after the circumvention of technological measures against reproduction? |
| Q5 | What is "rights management information? |
IX. What Happens to Infringement on Right?
-- Infringement and Remedies. --
| Q1 | Is it permissible as the exception of "reproduction for private use" to make a copy of a work for a business purpose, which will be used only by myself? |
| Q2 | Is it permissible as the exception of "reproduction for private use" to make a copy of an audio/audio-visual work, making use of an audio/audio-visual dubbing machine at a shop? |
| Q3 | Is it permissible to sell a videotape to a video rental shop, in which an audio-visual work is recorded by the act of "reproduction for private use"? |
| Q4 | Does it constitute infringement to rent a counterfeit videotape knowingly? How about simply possessing such a videotape for rental in the future? |
| Q5 | Is there any difference between author's right and neighboring rights in terms of the limitation on rights and infringement/remedies? |