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<Law Era="Meiji" Lang="ja" LawType="Act" Num="16" PromulgateDay="14" PromulgateMonth="4" Year="26">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>朕帝國議會ノ協贊ヲ經タル版權法ヲ裁可シ玆ニ之ヲ公布セシム</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>御名御璽</ImperialSignature>
    <ApprovalDate>明治二十六年四月十三日</ApprovalDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>內閣總理大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>伯爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>伊藤博文</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>內務大臣</MinisterialTitle>
      <MinisterialTitle>伯爵</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>井上馨</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>法律第十六號</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>版權法</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>第一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>凡ソ文書圖畫ヲ出版シテ其ノ利益ヲ專有スルノ權ヲ版權ト云ヒ版權所有者ノ承諾ヲ經スシテ其ノ文書圖畫ヲ翻刻スルヲ僞版ト云フ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>第二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>出版法ニ依リ文書圖畫ヲ出版スル者及出版法又ハ新聞紙法ニ依リ雜誌ヲ發行スル者ハ總テ此ノ法律ニ依リ其ノ版權ノ保護ヲ受クルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>第三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">版權ノ保護ヲ受ケムト欲スル者ハ發行前登錄料トシテ製本六部ノ定價ヲ添ヘ版權登錄ヲ內務省ニ願出ヘシ</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ六部ノ定價合シテ五十錢ニ滿サルモノハ五十錢トシ十圓ヲ超ユルモノハ十圓トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">版權登錄ノ文書圖畫ニハ其ノ定價ヲ記載スヘシ版權登錄後定價ヲ增加スルモノハ其ノ未納額ヲ內務省ニ追納スヘシ</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ追納額ハ最初ノ納額ト通算シテ十圓ニ至テ止ム</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>第四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>官廳ニ於テ文書圖畫ヲ出版シ版權ノ登錄ヲ得ムト欲スルトキハ其ノ由ヲ內務省ニ通知スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="5">
        <ArticleTitle>第五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>版權登錄ノ文書圖畫ニハ其ノ保護年限間ハ版權所有ノ四字ヲ記載スヘシ其ノ記載セサルモノハ登錄ノ效ヲ失フモノトス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="6">
        <ArticleTitle>第六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>內務省ニ於テハ版權登錄簿ヲ備置キ登錄ノ願出アル每ニ之ヲ登錄シ登錄證書ヲ下付スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>登錄ヲ經タル文書圖畫ハ內務省ニ於テ時々之ヲ官報ニ揭示スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="7">
        <ArticleTitle>第七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">版權ハ著作者ニ屬シ著作者死亡後ニ在テハ其ノ相續者ニ屬スルモノトス講義若ハ演說ヲ筆記シタルモノヽ版權亦同シ</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ公開ノ席ニ於テ爲シタル演說ヲ筆記シテ出版スルモノハ版權侵害ト認ムルノ限ニ在ラス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>翻譯書ノ版權ハ翻譯者ニ屬シ翻譯者死亡後ニ在テハ其ノ相續者ニ屬スルモノトス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>官廳、學校、會社、協會等ニ於テ著作ノ名義ヲ以テ出版スル文書圖畫ノ版權ハ其ノ官廳、學校、會社、協會等ニ屬スルモノトス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="4">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">二種以上ノ著作若ハ講義演說ノ筆記ヲ編纂シタル文書圖畫ノ版權ハ編纂者ニ屬シ編纂者死亡後ニ在テハ其ノ相續者ニ屬スルモノトス</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ其ノ原著作及原筆記ニ別ニ版權所有者アルトキハ其ノ所有主ノ承諾ヲ經タル後ニ非サレハ其ノ部分ニ付本項ヲ適用セス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="5">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>書畫ノ版權ハ其ノ原本ノ所有者ニ屬スルモノトス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="8">
        <ArticleTitle>第八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>版權ハ制限ヲ附シ若ハ附セスシテ賣渡シ又ハ讓渡スコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="9">
        <ArticleTitle>第九條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">版權登錄證書ヲ毀損又ハ紛失シタルトキハ事由ヲ記シ其ノ再度下付ヲ內務省ニ願出ルコトヲ得</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ手數料トシテ五十錢ヲ納ムヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">版權登錄證書ニ誤謬アリタルトキハ其ノ理由ヲ記シ其ノ更正ヲ內務省ニ願出ルコトヲ得</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ其ノ誤謬官ニ在ル場合ノ外ハ手數料トシテ五十錢ヲ納ムヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="10">
        <ArticleTitle>第十條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>版權保護ノ年限ハ著作者ノ終身ニ五年ヲ加ヘタルモノトス若版權登錄ノ月ヨリ死亡ノ月マテヲ計算シ之ニ五年ヲ加ヘ仍三十五年ニ足ラサル時ハ版權登錄ノ月ヨリ三十五年トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>數人ノ合著ニ係ルモノヽ版權年限ハ最終ニ死亡シタル者ニ據リテ計算ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>官廳又ハ學校、會社、協會等ニ於テ著作ノ名義ヲ以テ出版スル文書圖畫竝ニ著作者死亡ノ後ニ出版スル文書圖畫ノ版權年限ハ版權登錄ノ月ヨリ計算シ三十五年トス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="11">
        <ArticleTitle>第十一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">册號ヲ逐ヒ順次ニ出版スル文書圖畫ノ版權年限ハ每號其ノ出版ノ月ヨリ起算ス</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ其ノ都度第三條ノ手續ヲナスヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>雜誌ノ類ニ在テハ內務大臣ノ許可ヲ得テ第三條ノ手續ヲ省略スルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="12">
        <ArticleTitle>第十二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>版權ノ保護ハ其ノ文書圖畫ヲ改正增減シ又ハ註解、附錄、繪圖等ヲ加ヘ又ハ製本ノ式ヲ改メ又ハ册數ヲ分合スルカ爲變更スルコトナカルヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>版權登錄ヲ得タル文書圖畫ニ挿入シタル寫眞ニシテ特ニ其ノ文書圖畫ノ爲ニ寫シタルモノハ其ノ文書圖畫ト共ニ版權ノ保護ヲ受クルモノトス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="13">
        <ArticleTitle>第十三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>版權年限ヲ經過スルモ版權所有者ノ願出ニ依リ內務大臣ニ於テ必要ト見做ストキハ仍十年間版權保護ノ期限ヲ延スコトアルヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="14">
        <ArticleTitle>第十四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>文書圖畫ノ版權年限中所有者死亡シ他人ニ於テ其ノ版權相續者ナキコトヲ確信シ之ヲ出版セムト欲スルトキハ其ノ由ヲ官報及東京ノ四社以上ノ重ナル新聞紙竝ニ其ノ所有者居住地ノ新聞紙ニ七日以上廣吿シ最終ノ廣吿日ヨリ六箇月內ニ版權相續者ノ出テサルトキハ內務大臣ノ許可ヲ得テ之ヲ出版シ版權ヲ繼續スルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>著作者又ハ相續者ヲ知ルヘカラサル著作ニシテ未タ出版セサルモノ亦前項ノ手續ニ依リ出版シ版權ノ保護ヲ受クルコトヲ得</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="15">
        <ArticleTitle>第十五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>新聞紙ニ於テ二號以上ニ涉リ記載シタル論說、記事又ハ小說及二號以上ニ涉ラスト雖特ニ一欄ヲ設ケ冒頭ニ禁轉載ト記シタルモノハ其ノ編輯者ノ承諾ヲ得ルニ非サレハ刊行ノ月ヨリ二年內ニ之ヲ他ノ新聞紙若ハ雜誌ニ轉載シ又ハ之ヲ編纂シテ出版スルコトヲ得ス其ノ二年ヲ經ルト雖已ニ一部ノ書ト爲シ版權登錄ヲ經タルモノハ原文ニ就テ更ニ編纂スルコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="16">
        <ArticleTitle>第十六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>版權所有ノ文書圖畫ヲ僞版シタル者ハ其ノ版權所有者ニ對シ損害賠償ノ責ニ任スヘシ其ノ寫本ヲ發賣シテ版權ヲ犯ス者亦同シ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="17">
        <ArticleTitle>第十七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">僞版ノ訴アリタルトキ裁判官ハ出訴者ノ情願アルニ於テハ假ニ其ノ發賣頒布ヲ差止ムルコトヲ得</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ審理ノ末僞版ニ非スト判決セラレタルトキハ出訴者ニ於テ其ノ差止ヨリ生スル損害賠償ノ責ニ任スヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="18">
        <ArticleTitle>第十八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>僞版ニ關ル損害賠償ノ責ハ僞版者ノ相續者ニ及フモノトス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="19">
        <ArticleTitle>第十九條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>版權所有者ノ承諾ヲ經スシテ版權所有ノ文書圖畫ヲ翻譯シ增減シ註解、附錄、繪圖等ヲ加ヘ若ハ其ノ未タ完結セサル部分ヲ續成シテ出版スル者及第十五條ニ違フ者ハ僞版ヲ以テ論ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>他人ノ講義又ハ公開ナラサル席ニ於テ爲シタル他人ノ演說ヲ筆記シ其ノ許諾ヲ經スシテ出版スル者亦前項ニ同シ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="20">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">翻譯書ノ版權ハ其ノ翻譯者ニ屬スト雖其ノ原書ニ就キ別ニ翻譯スル者ニ向ヒ僞版ノ訴ヲ爲スコトヲ得ス</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ其ノ既ニ出版スル所ノ翻譯ヲ剽竊シタルコトヲ證明スルモノハ此ノ限ニ在ラス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="21">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>世人ヲ欺瞞スル爲故ラニ版權所有ノ文書圖畫ノ題號ヲ冒シ或ハ摸擬シ又ハ氏名、社號、屋號等ノ類似シタルモノヲ湊合シテ他人ノ版權ヲ妨害スル者ハ僞版ヲ以テ論ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="22">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>著作者又ハ其ノ相續者ノ承諾ヲ經スシテ未タ出版セサル文書圖畫ヲ出版シ又ハ非賣ノ文書圖畫ヲ翻刻スルモノ亦僞版ヲ以テ論ス所有者ノ承諾ヲ經スシテ書畫ヲ出版スルモ亦同シ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="23">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十三條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>文書圖畫ヲ寫眞ト爲シ因テ其ノ版權ヲ犯スモノハ僞版ヲ以テ論ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="24">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十四條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>內國ニテ版權所有ノ文書圖畫ヲ外國ニ於テ僞版シタルモノヲ輸入販賣スル者ハ僞版ヲ以テ論ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="25">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十五條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>僞版ノ訴アリテ其ノ僞版タルヤ否ヲ決シ難キトキハ其ノ訴ヲ受ケタル裁判所ニ於テ三名以上ノ鑑定者ヲ選ヒ之ヲ鑑定セシムルコトアルヘシ</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="26">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十六條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>僞版ニ關ル損害賠償ノ時效ハ其ノ原書ノ版權年限終ルノ後三年ヲ經過スルニ因テ成就ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="27">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十七條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">僞版者及情ヲ知ルノ印刷者、販賣者ハ一月以上一年以下ノ重禁錮若ハ三十圓以上三百圓以下ノ罰金ニ處ス</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ被害者ノ吿訴ヲ待テ其ノ罪ヲ論ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>僞版ニ係ル刻版及印本ハ其ノ何人ノ手ニ在ルヲ問ハス之ヲ沒收シ其ノ既ニ販賣シタルモノハ其ノ賣得金ヲ沒收シテ併セテ被害者ニ下付ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="28">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十八條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Function="main" Num="1">版權ヲ所有セサル文書圖畫ト雖之ヲ改竄シテ著作者ノ意ヲ害シ又ハ其ノ表題ヲ改メ又ハ著作者ノ氏名ヲ隱匿シ又ハ他人ノ著作ト詐稱シテ翻刻スルヲ得ス違フ者ハ二圓以上百圓以下ノ罰金ニ處ス</Sentence>
            <Sentence Function="proviso" Num="2">但シ著作者又ハ發行者ノ吿訴ヲ待テ其ノ罪ヲ論ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="29">
        <ArticleTitle>第二十九條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>第三條ノ手續ヲ爲サスシテ版權所有ノ字ヲ記載シタル文書圖畫ヲ出版スル者ハ十圓以上百圓以下ノ罰金ニ處ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="30">
        <ArticleTitle>第三十條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>此ノ法律ヲ犯シタル者ニハ刑法ノ自首減輕、再犯加重、數罪俱發ノ例ヲ用井ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="31">
        <ArticleTitle>第三十一條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
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          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>此ノ法律ニ關ル公訴ノ時效ハ二年ヲ經過スルニ因テ成就ス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="32">
        <ArticleTitle>第三十二條</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
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          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>從前ノ出版條例ニ據リ免許ヲ得タル者ノ版權年限ハ從前ノ條例ニ依リ計算スルモノトス</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
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