 Aims
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Article 1
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These provisions aim to lay down the handling of copyright on edited works
and individual works owned by the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication
Engineers (IEICE). |
Terms
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Article 2
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Terms used in these provisions shall be defined as follows: |
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copyright - includes all rights stipulated in Articles 21 through
28 of the Copyright Law; |
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work - refers to a creative expression of thought or emotion,
covering the arts, scholarship, fine art and music; |
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author - one who creates works. |
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Copyright
Jurisdiction
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Article 3
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The copyright for edited works and discrete works of the IEICE, both in Japan
and overseas, belongs, as a rule, to the IEICE.
2. In cases where the principle of Article 2 1. cannot be observed on account
of extraordinary circumstances, the author shall inform the IEICE accordingly
when submitting or contributing his/her article. |
Assignment
of Copyright
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Article 4
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The assignment of copyright from an author to the IEICE shall be effective
from the time the work, having been submitted or contributed, is received by the
IEICE, the author having read and understood the IEICE's Provisions on Copyright,
entered the necessary information on the deed of copyright assignment, and enclosed
said deed with the work.
2. In the case that a work for which the IEICE had formerly received a
deed of copyright assignment becomes unable to be published in the IEICE Transactions,
etc, the IEICE shall return any copyrights they hold at that time on the work
concerned.
3. The assignment of copyright on edited works from an author to the IEICE
shall take effect from the time the deed of assignment is received by the IEICE,
the author having read and understood the IEICE's Provisions on Copyright, as
set down in these regulations, entered the necessary information, and signed the
deed of copyright assignment. |
Use
of Copyright
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Article 5
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Use by an author of his/her own work in part or entirety for personal purposes
within the bounds of Article 30 of the Copyright Law does not require the permission
of the IEICE.
2. An author does not require the permission of the IEICE to use his/her
own work for non-personal purposes, provided said purposes are not commercial
and do not unfairly infringe on the IEICE's interests.
If the work is to be used for commercial purposes, the author must, in principle,
receive prior permission from the IEICE using the application form for permission
to use copyrighted work, provided separately.
3. In such case as a third party individual or corporation other than the
author wishes to use IEICE edited works or discrete works in part or entirety,
said third party must seek prior permission from the IEICE by way of the application
form for permission to use copyrighted work, provided separately. At such time,
permission shall only be granted in such cases the IEICE deems to be appropriate.
4. When using a copyright, its source must be clearly indicated. |
Responsibilities
of the Author
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Article 6
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Concerning works for which the IEICE holds copyright, the author shall take
responsibility for the portions of the work he/she was involved in creating.
2. In such case as a work for which the IEICE holds copyright is sued by
another party for being an infringement of copyright, or where a dispute has arisen
over said infringement, or a dispute to damage the reputation of another has occurred,
the writer shall, in principle, take responsibility for or deal with this insomuch
as it concerns the portion he/she has been involved in creating. |
Prevention
of Copyright Infringement
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Article 7
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In the case that a third party infringes upon (or is suspected to have infringed
upon) a work, the IEICE and the author shall contact each other, discuss how to
handle the issue, and work toward a solution. |
Exceptional
Measures
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Article 8
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When calling for papers, etc, in the context of an activity co-sponsored
by the IEICE and another academic institution, where separate arrangements exist
with the other academic institution, said arrangements may be given priority over
the present regulations. |
Handling
of already-published Works
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Article 9
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These regulations shall be applied mutatis mutandis to works whose copyrights
were held from before these regulations were put into effect, unless a separate
proposal is made by the author and the IEICE deems the author to have good reason
for said proposal. |
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Supplementary Provision
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1. Any items relating to copyright and not stipulated in these provisions
shall be governed by and construed under the Copyright Law of Japan.
2. In the present regulations, copyright refers to the following rights:
| Reproduction rights (Article 21) |
Presentation and performance rights (Article 22) |
Screening rights (Article 22-2) |
| Public transmission rights (Article 23) |
Dictation rights (Article 24) |
Exhibition right (Article 25) |
| Distribution rights (Article 26) |
Assignment rights (Article 26-2) |
Rental rights (Article 26-3) |
| Translation rights, adaptation rights (Article 27) |
Rights of the original author to the use of secondary works (Article 28) |
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3. Use of the aforementioned copyrights shall be governed by the IEICE
Charter on Ethics.
4. ICICE Publications shall include the following:
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The Journal of the IEICE, The IEICE Transactions of the various
Societies |
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The IEICE Transactions (Japanese Edition), The IEICE Transactions
(English Edition) |
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Conference Proceedings (from the General Conference, Society conferences,
international conferences, etc) |
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reports on technical research, etc. (The copyright on workshop
materials of types 2 and 3 shall belong to the author (Internal Regulations on
Workshop Administration)) |
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various handbooks, etc |
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textbooks, hardcover books |
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collected papers from symposia, etc |
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Other materials provided to members in general, at charge or for
free |
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any of the above materials in the form of DVD, CD-ROM or other
electronic media, or websites |
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websites and other publicly transmitted materials, etc |
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content provided on websites, etc |
5. Any detailed regulations necessary to implement the present regulations
shall be laid down in the respective related provisions.
6. Any revisions to the present provisions are subject to the approval
of the Board of Directors.
7. The present regulations were approved and enacted by the Board of
Directors on 24 February 2003.
8. These provisions shall be executed on 1 April 2003.
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