Re: [tlug] OT: interesting NY times article:High-Tech Japanese, Running Out of Engineers

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Shin MICHIMUKO wrote:
> Again, sorry for responding slowly.
>
> From: "Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>
> Sent: 2008年05月21日 15:51:46
>
> > But, actually, it clearly does permit in the case of life or death
> > information if the copying is essential to communicate to interested
> > parties such as relatives.  As NHK's lawyers eventually admitted to
> > us.
>
> Interesting. However, the situation was not changed so much, since the 
> copyright in Japan is owned by the author completely, and you had to 
> get the confirmation from the author, to copy the list of the dead 
> people. Copyright law is describing clearly that the "news released 
> for a fact" doesn't require the permission from the author, but many 
> of Japanese (including layers) still wonder what information can be 
> copied freely if you don't get the permission from the author.

Looking at the CRIC site that has a translation of the Copyright Law of 
Japan.

   *Article 18.* (1) The author shall have the rights to offer to and
   to make available to the public his work which has not yet been made
   public (including a work which has been made public without his
   consent; the same shall apply in this Article).[1]


This second part, about including works that have been made public 
without consent, would suggest that you have to verify that a work was 
made public legally the first time before you could republish it.

Edward

1. http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/clj/cl2_1.html#cl2_1+SS2