Japan: Implemented Copyright Act amendment regarding illegal download of copyright-protected content
Description
Implemented Copyright Act amendment regarding illegal download of copyright-protected content
On 1 January 2021, the "Act to Revise Part of the Copyright Act and the Special Provisions on the Registration of Works of Computer Programming" is implemented in regard to the illegal download of copyright-protected content. The Act defines "index …
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2020-03-10
under deliberation
2020-06-05
adopted
2020-06-12
in grace period