National Diet Library Newsletter
No. 117, January 2001
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Amendment of the National Diet Library Law
concerning legal deposit system of electronic publications
The National Diet Library Law was amended in April 7, 2000, in order to start a new legal deposit system which includes the packaged electronic publications. The amendment came into effect on October 1, 2000. The following is an extract from unofficial translation of Articles 24 and 25 of the Law concerning the legal deposit system of electronic publications. For further details, see The amended legal deposit system in this issue.
THE NATIONAL DIET LIBRARY LAW
CHAPTER X. DEPOSIT OF PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITIES
Article 24.Of each publication coming under any of the following categories issued by or for any agency of the government (except confidential matters, blank forms, specimen pages and other simple publications; the same shall apply hereinafter), thirty (30) copies or less shall be deposited immediately with the National Diet Library for its official use or for its use in exchange for the publications of other governments and in other international exchanges in accordance with regulations to be made by the Chief Librarian:
- (1) Books;
- (2) Pamphlets;
- (3) Serials;
- (4) Music scores;
- (5) Maps;
- (6) Motion picture films;
- (7) Works besides those mentioned in the foregoing items, reproduced as documents or charts by printing and other processes;
- (8) Phonographic records;
- (9) Texts, images, sounds, or programs recorded by electronic, magnetic, or other methods which cannot be directly perceived by human senses.
2 The provisions of the foregoing paragraph shall apply to the reprinting of the publications specified in the same paragraph. However, the same provisions shall not apply to cases where the contents of the reprinted publication differ neither in volume nor substance from its first or previous edition and where copies of its first or previous edition were deposited in accordance with the provisions of this Law.
Article 24-2. When the publications as prescribed in paragraph 1 of the foregoing Article have been issued by or for agencies of the metropolitan and prefectural governments or similar agencies, such agencies shall immediately deposit five (5) copies or less of such works with the National Diet Library for the purposes specified by the same paragraph in accordance with regulations to be made by the Chief Librarian.
2 When any of the publications prescribed in paragraph 1 of the foregoing Article, has been issued by or for agencies of cities (including special districts; the same shall apply hereinafter) or of corresponding bodies, such agencies shall immediately deposit five(5) copies or less thereof with the National Diet Library for the purposes specified by the same paragraph in accordance with regulations to be made by the Chief Librarian. Of each publication issued by agencies of towns, villages or of corresponding bodies three (3) copies or less thereof shall be deposited.
3 The provisions of paragraph 2 of the foregoing Article shall apply to the two preceding paragraphs.
CHAPTER XI. DEPOSIT OF OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Article 25. When any person other than specified by the preceding two Articles has printed any of the publications prescribed in paragraph 1 of Article 24, he shall, in order to contribute to the accumulation and utility of cultural goods, deposit a complete copy of its best edition to the National Diet Library within thirty (30) days of its issue, excepting cases coming under the provisions of the preceding two Articles; provided that this shall not apply in cases where the publisher has presented or bequeathed the publication to the National Diet Library and where the Chief Librarian recognizes the existence of special reasons.
2 The provisions of Article 24, paragraph 2, shall apply with necessary modifications to the foregoing paragraph. In this case, "deposited" mentioned in Article 24, paragraph 2, shall read "deposited or presented or bequeathed".
(paragraph 3, 4 - omitted)
(Article 25-2 - omitted)
(Paragraph 2 - omitted)
(Supplemantary provision - omitted)
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