581 Because of recent posts on copyright infringements, I thought we`d better have a collection of copyright laws of various countries. Although I live in the US, I have a Japanese citizenship, but no US citizenship. Although there is an international convention, each country has a slightly different version. "The Japanese Copyright Law":http://www.cric.or.jp/db/article/a1.html The Japanese law protects the copyrights of Japanese citizens, copyrights of those published in Japan, and copyrights covered by conventions. Please be aware that the above law is entirely in Japanese. Those living in Japan who are not Japanese citizens are not covered for their unpublished materials, but they need to rely on the laws of their home countries. 7 2008-03-14T23:09:02Z 0 2008-03-18T19:52:09Z false 21010 false 8288 2008-03-18T19:52:09Z Baltimore, MD true 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z false copyright-laws-worldwide 1 2008-03-18T19:52:09Z 8288