The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Internal Regulations Regarding Handling the Copyrights
of Journals and Collections of Research Papers
Enacted November 21, 2014
Revised March 13, 2015
Revised March 26, 2021
(Purpose)
Article 1 These regulations set forth procedures for handling the copyrights of articles
and research papers (hereinafter referred to as “the Papers”) in Transactionsof JSASS, Aerospace Technology Japan published by the Japan Society for
Aeronautical and Space Sciences (hereinafter referred to as “JSASS”).
(2)

Copyrights of articles and research papers published in Transactions of JSASS
are described in “Guideline for Contributing to the Transactions of the Japan
Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences”(Attribution of Copyrights)
Article 2 In principle, all of the copyrights in- and outside Japan regarding the Papers(including all rights stipulated in Articles 21 - 28 of Subsection 3 “Types ofRights Comprising a Copyright” of the Copyrights Act of Japan) belong toJSASS from the point of time when the manuscript is submitted to JSASS.
(2)

In the case of exceptional circumstances that prevent the abovementioned
principle from being applied, the author shall notify JSASS and provide
contracts for the Paper acceptance—in writing—at the time of submission. The
handling of copyrights shall then be determined upon consultation between theauthor and JSASS.

(3)

In the event that a Paper submitted is rejected, JSASS shall return thecopyrights of the Paper to the author.

(Agreement of Author)
Article 3 When a Paper is submitted, the author agrees to transfer his/her copyrights toJSASS, except as provided for in Article 2 (2).
(Disclosure to JSASS Members)
Article 4 Once a Paper has been published, JSASS shall disclose said Paper to its
members on the Society’s website as soon as possible.
(2)

It must be indicated in the Paper that JSASS holds the copyright(s).

(Copyright Licensing to Third Parties)

Article 5 In the case that a third party, including public institutions such as libraries, hasrequested a copyright licence, such requests shall be discussed by JSASS
board of directors, and said license may be granted only when the board
considers it appropriate. Licensing operations may be outsourced to externalorganizations upon the approval of the board of directors.
(2)

When the action taken as provided above results in payment to JSASS by thethird party, the payment shall be recorded in the financial account of JSASS
and used effectively for the Society’s activities.

(3)

When an application for licensing to reprint for an institutional repository of anorganization to which the author belongs has been made, the license shall begranted, in principle, on the conditions that (a) the source is clearly indicated,(b) the publishers’ edition is reprinted, (c) the use is limited to non-commercial
purposes, and (d) the Paper must be at least five (5) years old (i.e., one (1)year old or older in the case of Transactions of JSASS).

(Author’s Rights)
Article 6 In the case that the author wishes to use his/her own Paper, of which thecopyright(s) JSASS holds, he/she shall seek the consent of JSASS, unless theinternal regulations stipulate otherwise.
(2)

In the following cases, the author may use all or part of his/her Paper in theform of public transmission/reproduction/translation without notifying JSASS.
However, he/she must ensure that the use is limited to non-commercial
purposes and the attribution of copyright(s) to JSASS and the source areexplicitly expressed.
a) Website operated by the authorb) Materials used in lectures/talks performed by the authorc) Part of publications/dissertations published by the author as the authord) Other academic activities equivalent to the above by the author(3)

In cases other than those specified above, when the author uses all or part ofhis/her Paper in the form of reproduction/translation/adaptation, he/she does
not require the consent of JSASS except when the Paper is used forcommercial purposes. Neither shall JSASS interfere, in principle, byexpressing objections.

(Author’s Responsibility)
Article 7 The author shall be held responsible for the content of the Paper.
(Copyright Infringement and Dispute Settlement)Article 8 In the event of an infringement (or alleged infringement) of the copyright(s) ofthe Paper which JSASS owns by any third party, JSASS and the author shalldiscuss their response in order to find a solution.
(2)

In the case that a Paper submitted to JSASS causes an infringement of a thirdparty’s copyright or other rights and interests, the author of the relevant Paper
shall undertake full liability.

Article 9 These regulations shall be effective from April 1, 2014. The copyright(s) ofPapers submitted before April 1, 2014 shall also be treated as provided herein,
unless the submitter requests otherwise and JSASS considers said request
reasonable.
Supplementary regulations
1. Any amendments to these internal regulations shall be made by the board ofdirectors.
2. These regulations shall become effective beginning November 21, 2014.

(Reference) Subsection 3 Categories of Rights Comprising Copyright(Right of reproduction)
Article 21 The author of a work has the exclusive right to reproduce the work.
(Stage performance rights and musical performance rights)
Article 22 The author of a work has the exclusive right to give a stage performance ormusical performance of the work with the purpose of having it seen or heard directly by
the public (hereinafter referred to as "publicly").
(Right of on-screen presentation)
Article 22-2 The author of a work has the exclusive right to publicly present a work via
an on-screen presentation.
(Right to transmit to the public)
Article 23 (1) The author of a work has the exclusive right to transmit to the public thatwork (this includes the right to make the work available for transmission, if the work is
to be transmitted to the public via automatic public transmission).
(2) The author of a work has the exclusive right to publicly communicate the work
being transmitted to the public through a receiver, .

(Recitation rights)
Article 24 The author of a literary work has the exclusive right to recite that work
publicly.
(Exhibition rights)
Article 25 The author of an artistic work or of an unpublished photographic work has
the exclusive right to publicly exhibit the original work.
(Distribution rights)
Article 26 (1) The author of a cinematographic work has the exclusive right todistribute copies of that cinematographic work.
(2) The author of a work that is reproduced in a cinematographic work has theexclusive right to distribute that work in copies of the cinematographic work.
(Right of transfer)
Article 26-2 (1) The author of a work (except a cinematographic work; the same
applies hereinafter in this Article) has the exclusive right to make that work available tothe public through the transfer of the original work or a copy of the work (if the work is
one that has been reproduced in a cinematographic work, this excludes making thatwork available to the public through the transfer of a copy of the cinematographic work;
the same applies hereinafter in this Article).
(2) The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if a work is offered to thepublic through the transfer of an original or copy that falls under a category provided forin one of the following items:(i) an original work or a copy of a work that is transferred to the public by the personthat owns the right provided for in the preceding paragraph or a person authorized
thereby;(ii) a copy of a work that is transferred to the public based on a compulsory licenseunder the provisions of Article 67, paragraph (1) or Article 69, or a license under theprovisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Provisions of the CopyrightAct, Required in Consequence of the Enforcement of the Universal Copyright
Convention (Act No. 86 of 1956);(iii) a copy of a work that is transferred to the public based on the application of theprovisions of Article 67-2, paragraph (1);(iv) an original work or a copy of a work that is transferred to exclusive groups madeup of few persons by the person that owns the right provided for in the preceding
paragraph or by a person authorized thereby;

(v) an original work or a copy of a work that is transferred abroad without prejudice toany right equivalent to the right set forth in the preceding paragraph, or that istransferred abroad by the person that owns any right equivalent to the right set forth inthat paragraph or a person authorized thereby.
(Right to rent out)
Article 26-3 The author has the exclusive right to offer that author's work (except acinematographic work) to the public by renting out copies of the work (if the work is one
that has been reproduced in a cinematographic work, this excludes offering that work
to the public by renting out copies of the cinematographic work).
(Translation rights, adaptation rights, etc.)
Article 27 The author of a work has the exclusive right to translate that work, compose
a musical arrangement of it, reformulate it, dramatize it, make a film adaptation of it, orotherwise adapt the work.
(Rights of the original author in connection with the exploitation of a derivative work)
Article 28 The author of the original work underlying a derivative work holds exclusive
rights in the same categories as the rights prescribed in this Subsection that the authorof the derivative work holds in connection with the exploitation of that derivative work.