Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
The Japan Society of Information and Communication Research
Copyright Policy(Purpose)
Article 1

This Policy shall provide for the handling of the copyrights in thetheses, articles, and other works to be printed on publications that are
published by the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation of The Japan
Society of Information and Communication Research (hereinafter referred
to as “the Society”).
(Definitions)
Article 2

In this Rule, the meanings of the terms listed in the following

items shall be as prescribed respectively in those items.
(i) “Work” means a thesis, an article, or any other work (meaning a work
as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph 1, item (i) of the Copyright Act(Act No. 48 of 1970). The same shall apply in Article 5, paragraph 3,item (ii).) to be printed on publications published by the Society.
(ii) “Author” means the author (meaning the author as prescribed inArticle 2, paragraph 1, item (ii) of the Copyright Act.

The same shallapply in Article 6.) in a Work.
(iii) “Copyright” means the copyright (meaning the rights provided in
Article 21(right of reproduction), Article 22 (right of performance),
Article 22-2 (right of screen presentation), Article 23 (rights of publictransmission, etc. ), Article 24 (right of recitation), Article 25 (right ofexhibition), Article 26 (right of distribution), Article 26-2 (right ofownership transfer), Article 26-3 (right of rental), Article 27 (rights oftranslation, adaptation, etc.), and Article 28 (right of the original
author in the exploitation of a derivative work) of the Copyright Act.
The same shall apply in Article 7.) in a Work.
(iv) “Moral Rights of Author” means the moral rights of author (meaningthe rights provided in Article 18 (right to make the work public), Article

19 (right to determine the indication of the author’s name), and Article
20 (right to maintain integrity) of the Copyright Act.).
(Ownership of the Copyright)
Article 3

The Copyright shall be deemed to have been transferred to theSociety at the time in which the publication of the Work is decided by theSociety.
2

Notwithstanding the provision of the preceding paragraph, in the casewhere there are special circumstances that make it difficult to comply
with the provision of the said paragraph, the Author shall state theSociety to that effect in writing at the time of submission. Regarding thehandling of the Copyright in this case, it shall be determined byconsultation between the Society and the Author.

3Even in the case of prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the Author,
within the possible range under the provisions of the laws and regulations
and the circumstances referred to in the said paragraph, shall authorize
the Society to exploit the Work (including reproduction, exhibition,transmission, distribution, ownership transfer, rental, translation andadaptation of the Work, and exploitation of a Derivative Work (meaning aderivative work as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph 1, item (xi) of theCopyright Act.

The same shall apply in paragraph 2 and paragraph 3 ofthe next Article.), and also the authorization to exploit the Work for athird party,

regardless of with or without charge) exclusively in andoutside Japan.
(No Exercise of Moral Rights of Author)
Article 4

The Author, towards the Society as well as a third party that has

been authorized to exploit the Work by the Society, shall not exercise
his/her Moral Rights of Author.
2The provision of the preceding paragraph shall be applied even in thecase of the Society or a third party that has been authorized to exploit theWork by the Society creating a Derivative Workoriginal work.

from the Work as the3The Society, in the case attempting to create a Derivative Work from aWork as the original work, or attempting to authorize to a third party toexploit a Work, shall endeavor to notify the Author to that effect inadvance.
(Exploitation of a Work by the Author)

Article 5

The Author, in the case exploiting the Work by himself/herself orauthorizing a third party to exploit the Work, shall request to the Societyby a document containing the purpose of the exploitation and othermatters specified separately by the Society, and obtain its authorization.
2The Society, except when it finds that the exploitation pertaining to therequest referred to in the preceding paragraph would run counter to the
purpose of the Society, shall authorize the request referred to in the said
paragraph.

3

Notwithstanding the provision of paragraph 1, the Author, in thefollowing cases, may exploit the Work without obtaining the authorizationby the Society.
(i) In the case of publishing or displaying the Work on websites (including
institutional repositories) of the Author or a juridical person or anorganization to which the Author belongs(ii) In the case of exploiting the Work as a part of his/her another work
(Pledges by the Author)

Article 6

The Author shall pledge to the Society that the Work does not

infringe on any third parties’ copyright, patent right, utility model right,
design right, trademark right, and other intellectual property rights,
rights regarding the application or registration of these, and any otherright or interest, that the submission of the Work does not fall under aduplicate submission, and that the Work has never been published in thepast, and in the case where the Work is a work of joint authorship(meaning a work of joint authorship as prescribed in the Article 2,paragraph 1, item (xii) of the Copyright Act; hereinafter the same shallapply in this Article.) the submitting Author shall pledge to the Society

that he/she has obtained the consent of all other authors of the work ofjoint authorship for its submission.
(Prohibition of Double Transfers)
Article 7The Author shall not transfer any copyright pertaining to theWork or authorize its exploitation (including the establishment of a rightof publication) to any person other than the Society.
(Cooperation regarding Dispute Resolution)
Article 8

In the case where a dispute on infringement of rights or interests

concerning a Work by a third party or a dispute on infringement of a third
party’s rights or interests by a Work has arisen or is likely to arise, theAuthor shall dispose of these matters by himself/herself.
(Consultations)
Article 9In the case where questions over matters that are not prescribedin this Policy or over the interpretation of provisions of this Policy havearisen, the Author and the Society shall resolve these through bona fideconsultations in accordance with the principle of good faith.
Supplementary Provision (concluded by the 24th Board of Directors,
March 20, 2014)
This Policy shall come into force as from March 20, 2014.