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 :(3)　Co-authors may appoint, from among themselves, one co-author to exercise their moral rights, as their representative.


 * (4)　Limitations on the authority of a person to exercise the rights referred to in the preceding paragraph as a representative, may not be asserted against a third party without knowledge [of such limitations].

(Exercise of joint copyright) Article 65
 * (1) A co-holder of a copyright in a work of joint authorship or of any other co-owned copyright (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "joint copyright") may not transfer or pledge his share without the consent of the other co-holders.


 * (2)　A joint copyright may not be exercised without the unanimous agreement of all co-holders.


 * (3)　In the preceding two paragraphs, a co-holder may not, without justifiable grounds, refuse to give the consent provided for in paragraph (1) or prevent the agreement provided for in the preceding paragraph from being reached.


 * (4)　The provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the exercise of a joint copyright.

(Copyright which is the subject of a pledge) Article 66
 * (1) The copyright holder shall be entitled to exercise the copyright even when a pledge has been established thereon, unless otherwise provided by the act of establishment.


 * (2)　A pledge on a copyright may also be exercised on the money or any other thing to be received by the copyright holder in connection with the transfer of said copyright or the exploitation of the work which is the subject of the copyright (including any consideration for establishment of a right of publication); provided, however, that before payment or delivery [of the money or other thing], the right to receive the same has been attached.


 * Section 8 Exploitation of Work under Ruling [for Compulsory License]

(Exploitation of work where the copyright holder thereof is unknown, etc.) Article 67
 * (1) When, despite reasonable efforts, it is not possible to contact the copyright holder because his identity is unknown or for other [similar] reasons, then it shall be possible to exploit, under authority of a ruling [for compulsory license] issued by the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and upon depositing, for the benefit of the copyright holder, compensation in the amount fixed by the Commissioner as corresponding to the ordinary amount of royalty therefor, a work which has been made public or a work as to which it is clear that it has been offered or made available to the public for a considerable period

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