@article{49421, url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/49421}, title = {Copyright System in Japan.}, abstract = {The protection of copyright (copyright (author's right) and neighboring rights) is a part of the responsibility of the cultural authorities of the Government of Japan i.e. the Japan Copyright Office (JCO) of the Agency for Cultural Affairs (ACA), which is a part of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The diagram below shows the structure of the governmental organizations related to copyright. (Industrial property rights come under the responsibility of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO), which is a part of the former.)}, recid = {49421}, pages = {52 pages ;}, }