AVAILABILITY OF THE 'FAIR USE' DEFENSE UNDER THECOPYRIGHT ACT OF JAPAN: LEGISLATIVE AND CASE LAWDEVELOPMENTS FOR BETTER ADAPTING IT TO THEDIGITAL/NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

摘要

"Does the Japanese Copyright Act need a general 'fair use' clause?" has become a topic of much discussion in Japan since a report on "possible approaches to be taken to make the intellectual property system better adapted to the digital-network age" was released on November 27, 2008, by an intellectual property expert group appointed by the Intellectual Property Strategy Office of the Cabinet.