(Reproduction, etc. as examination questions)
Article 36
- (1) It shall be permissible to reproduce or make public transmissions (excluding, however, broadcasts or wire-broadcasts, but including, in the case of automatic public transmission, making a work transmittable; the same shall apply in the next paragraph) of, a work already made public, as questions for an entrance examination or other examinations of knowledge or skill or for a license, to the extent deemed necessary for such purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply in the case where such reproduction or public transmission[, as the case may be,] is likely to unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright holder in light of the type and usage of the work as well as the manner of the public transmission.
- (2) A person who, for profit-making purposes, makes such reproduction or public transmission as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall pay to the copyright holder compensation in an amount which corresponds to the ordinary royalty rate.
(Reproduction in Braille, etc.)
Article 37
- (1) It shall be permissible to reproduce in Braille a work already made public.
- (2) It shall be permissible to record on a recording medium, or to make public transmissions (excluding, however, broadcasts or wire-broadcasts, but including, in the case of automatic public transmission, making a work transmittable) of, a work already made public, by means of a Braille-processing system using a computer.
- (3) For Braille libraries and other establishments (designated by Cabinet Order) for the promotion of the welfare of the persons with visual disabilities, it shall be permissible, solely for the purpose of renting by or making automatic public transmission (including making transmittable; the same shall apply in this paragraph hereinafter) to the persons with visual disabilities, to make sound recordings or make automatic public transmissions exploiting such sound recordings solely for the persons with visual disabilities of a work already made public.
(Automatic public transmission for persons with aural disabilities)
Article 37-2
A person, designated by Cabinet Order, who engages in activities for the promotion of the welfare of persons with aural disabilities, may, solely for the purpose of providing the same for use by persons with aural disabilities, make automatic public transmissions (including making a work transmittable by means of inputting information into an automatic public transmission server already connected to a telecommunications line which is provided for use
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