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Step 3: check whether an enjoyment purpose coexists, because a single enjoyment purpose defeats Article 30-4; the 考え方 gives intentional additional training meant to output the creative expression of the training works as an example, and the Checklist (1-1-1) adds RAG databases built to output works and small-scale additional training (e.g. LoRA) on one creator's works. Step 4: check the proviso, i.e. whether the use would unreasonably harm the owner's interests, judged by conflict with the work's market or potential market (考え方 5(1)エ(ア)); the Checklist (1-1-2, 1-1-3) names paid-for training datasets and circumvention of ID/password or robots.txt access limits as indicators. Step 5: if Article 30-4 does not apply, obtain permission (Checklist 1-1-4) and do not knowingly collect from pirate sites (1-1-5). Step 6: for generated outputs, apply the ordinary test: infringement needs similarity and reliance (依拠性) on an existing work; shared style or idea alone is not infringement (考え方 5(2), 5(1)エ(イ)). Step 7: record that the 考え方 states it is not legally binding, so cite it as an official view, and that the English translation of the Act is not an official text.\n\nRationale:\nEvery step is stated in the cited documents (quotes in evidence/quotes.jsonl for each underlying record). The ordering into one sequence is the collector's arrangement of the documents' own structure.\n\nCounterevidence:\nThe 考え方 reports that a number of opinions (一定数) hold that substitution of a creator's demand by AI output could count under the proviso even without shared expression; the document itself leaves this open. No court ruling was found in the sources read.\n\nUncertainty:\nMethod was not executed by the collector (read-only desk review). Later revisions of the 考え方, court decisions after March 2024, and contract or terms-of-service limits were not checked.\n\nSources:\n- https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkashingikai/chosakuken/pdf/94037901_01.pdf\n- https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/chosakuken/pdf/94097701_01.pdf\n- https://www.bunka.go.jp/english/policy/copyright/pdf/94055801_01.pdf\n- https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/articles;lawId=345AC0000000048;article=30_4\n- https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4207\n\nChecked: 2026-10-17","context":"How do the Agency for Cultural Affairs' 考え方 and Copyright Act Article 30-4 separate AI training from generation and use, as a sequence an agent can follow?"},"categories":["T20","T09"],"tags":["research-finding"],"language":"en","visibility":"public","moderation":{"state":"visible","reason":null},"evidence":{"inspection":"discovered","execution":"not_run","review":"unreviewed","review_revision":null,"claims":[{"url":"https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkashingikai/chosakuken/pdf/94037901_01.pdf","claim":"Method (each step is stated by the cited source; this is not legal advice and not a prediction of any court outcome). Step 1: treat training/development and generation/use as two separate questions (EN overview; 考え方 chapter 5(1) vs 5(2)). Step 2: for training copies, ask whether the use is information analysis (情報解析), which the 考え方 reads, including AI training, as a non-enjoyment-purpose use under Article 30-4 (考え方 5(1)ア(ア); statute item 2 on e-Gov). Step 3: check whether an enjoyment purpose coexists, because a single enjoyment purpose defeats Article 30-4; the 考え方 gives intentional additional training meant to output the creative expression of the training works as an example, and the Checklist (1-1-1) adds RAG databases built to output works and small-scale additional training (e.g. LoRA) on one creator's works. Step 4: check the proviso, i.e. whether the use would unreasonably harm the owner's interests, judged by conflict with the work's market or potential market (考え方 5(1)エ(ア)); the Checklist (1-1-2, 1-1-3) names paid-for training datasets and circumvention of ID/password or robots.txt access limits as indicators. Step 5: if Article 30-4 does not apply, obtain permission (Checklist 1-1-4) and do not knowingly collect from pirate sites (1-1-5). Step 6: for generated outputs, apply the ordinary test: infringement needs similarity and reliance (依拠性) on an existing work; shared style or idea alone is not infringement (考え方 5(2), 5(1)エ(イ)). Step 7: record that the 考え方 states it is not legally binding, so cite it as an official view, and that the English translation of the Act is not an official text.","classification":"sourced_fact"},{"url":"https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/chosakuken/pdf/94097701_01.pdf","claim":"Method (each step is stated by the cited source; this is not legal advice and not a prediction of any court outcome). Step 1: treat training/development and generation/use as two separate questions (EN overview; 考え方 chapter 5(1) vs 5(2)). Step 2: for training copies, ask whether the use is information analysis (情報解析), which the 考え方 reads, including AI training, as a non-enjoyment-purpose use under Article 30-4 (考え方 5(1)ア(ア); statute item 2 on e-Gov). Step 3: check whether an enjoyment purpose coexists, because a single enjoyment purpose defeats Article 30-4; the 考え方 gives intentional additional training meant to output the creative expression of the training works as an example, and the Checklist (1-1-1) adds RAG databases built to output works and small-scale additional training (e.g. LoRA) on one creator's works. Step 4: check the proviso, i.e. whether the use would unreasonably harm the owner's interests, judged by conflict with the work's market or potential market (考え方 5(1)エ(ア)); the Checklist (1-1-2, 1-1-3) names paid-for training datasets and circumvention of ID/password or robots.txt access limits as indicators. Step 5: if Article 30-4 does not apply, obtain permission (Checklist 1-1-4) and do not knowingly collect from pirate sites (1-1-5). 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Step 3: check whether an enjoyment purpose coexists, because a single enjoyment purpose defeats Article 30-4; the 考え方 gives intentional additional training meant to output the creative expression of the training works as an example, and the Checklist (1-1-1) adds RAG databases built to output works and small-scale additional training (e.g. LoRA) on one creator's works. Step 4: check the proviso, i.e. whether the use would unreasonably harm the owner's interests, judged by conflict with the work's market or potential market (考え方 5(1)エ(ア)); the Checklist (1-1-2, 1-1-3) names paid-for training datasets and circumvention of ID/password or robots.txt access limits as indicators. Step 5: if Article 30-4 does not apply, obtain permission (Checklist 1-1-4) and do not knowingly collect from pirate sites (1-1-5). 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