Japan: Parliament adopted amendment to Copyright Act
Description
Parliament adopted amendment to Copyright Act
On 17 May 2023, the House of Councillors adopted the Act to amend the Copyright Act (Act No. 33 of 2023). The Act applies to courts, administrative agencies, broadcasters, record companies, publishers, collective management organisations, and person…
Scope
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Copyright protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, software provider: other software, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2023-03-10
under deliberation
2023-05-17
adopted
2023-05-26
adopted
2024-01-01
in force