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Legal Services 2024

Welcome to KCA !
I’m Akihiko Kaneda (male) and a representative of Kaneda Copyright Agency (KCA). I’m a copyright consultant and KCA is a Japanese Gyouseishosi Lawyer’s, or administrative attorney’s office specializing in copyright management, which includes, among others, copyright clearance, copyright contract, and copyright registration.
Copyright protection is universal. You can almost always get copyright protection under the Copyright Act of Japan no matter where you live or no matter what nationality is yours, provided that you are an “author” or a “creator” of a “work.”

KCA is providing legal services for your…

Getting an official clearance from the author and/or the copyright owner;
If you wish to exploit a work whose author or copyright owner is Japanese, but you’re having difficulty finding or identifying the author or the copyright owner, KCA will do necessary research on your behalf, make inquires to official and private organizations, and get an official clearance (authorization, permission) from the authentic rights holder.

Making preparations for copyright-related contracts;
If you wish to enter into copyright-related contract (e.g. License Agreement, Assignment Agreement) with your Japanese counterpart, KCA will negotiate on your behalf and draw up the contract in Japanese and/or English.

Registering your work with the Agency for Cultural Affairs;
If you’re thinking about copyright-related registration of you work in Japan, KCA will complete a series of procedures for the registration on your behalf.

You can make an application to the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act, which include the following:
Registration of true name;
Registration of the date of first publication or first making public;
Registration of transfer of copyright; and so on.

Our aim is to provide high-quality legal services at a reasonable fee for overseas clients.

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