What would you do in such cases?
Q&A on Copyright Issues in the Digitized & Networked Society
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Q1. | What is a "digitized and networked society", and what kind of characteristics does it have? |
| Q2. | Who is the author of the contents and computer programs which have been created by entrusting the creation of such works? |
| Q3. | Who is the author of the work which was created by the cooperation of some people? |
| Q4. | Who is the author of the work which was created by an employee of a company as his duty? |
| Q5. | Is it permissible to make a copy of a digital content for personal use? |
| Q6. | Is it permissible to make a backup copy of a computer program? |
| Q7. | Is it permissible for a public library to make a copy of a library material such as a CD-ROM for library users? |
| Q8. | Is it permissible for a public library to digitize preexisting library materials? |
| Q9. | Is it permissible for an educational organization such as a school to digitize preexisting works for teaching materials and use computer programs without authorization? |
| Q10. | Is a web page or a blog protected by copyright? |
| Q11. | How can a preexisting work be used in a web page or a blog? |
| Q12. | Does the act of "linking" without approval constitute infringement? |
| Q13. | Is there any copyright problem in using file exchange software and video hosting service? |
| Q14. | How was the Japanese Copyright Law amended to prevent illegal business of pirated copies through Internet auctions and Internet sales? |
| Q15. | Is the copyright of a freeware waived? |
| Q16. | How was the Japanese Copyright Law amended to expand the scope of limitation related to various services over the Internet? |
| Q17. | Should the maker of translation software take the liability of unauthorized translation done by its user? |