1. 2 Originals Prohibited from Duplication
It may not be allowed to copy every type of original.
You may be punished by the law if you possess the copy of some types of originals.
We recommend you to consider the following before you copy originals.
[Originals prohibited from copying by the law]
1. It is not allowed to copy Currency (Bill, Money, Bank Note, etc.), Government issued
Negotiable Instruments (National Bonds, Security, Local Debt Bonds, etc.).
2. It is not allowed to copy Foreign Currency or Foreign Negotiable Instruments.
3. It is not allowed to copy unused postal stamps or government postcards without permission
to make replica from Government.
4. It is not allowed to copy Government issued revenue stamps, certificate stamps which are
prescribed by Liquor Tax Act or the Commodity Tax Act.
[Special items]
1. It is warned by the government to copy private issued securities (stock certificate, draft,
check, goods ticket, etc.), commutation ticket or book of tickets, excluding that some specific
company copies such originals as many as it requires for its own business.
2. We recommend you do not copy freely originals such as government issued passport, public
or private issued licenses, automobile inspection certification, IDs and tickets like pass or
meal.
Reference Law
Prohibited items to copy
Regulations to control fake currency and
Bond.
Currency (Bill, Money, Bank Note, etc.),
Government issued Negotiable Instruments
(National Bonds, Security, Local Debt Bonds,
etc.)
Control Law against Forged & faked
Foreign Currency, Bill, Bank Note and Bond
Foreign Currency or Foreign Negotiable
Instruments
Forged postal stamps control law
Unused postal stamps or government postcards
Forged revenue stamps control law
Government issued revenue stamps, and
certificate stamps prescribed by Liquor Tax Act
or Commodity Tax Act
Currency similarity securities Control Law
Private issued securities (stock, draft, check,
goods ticket, etc.), commutation or book tickets
[Originals protected by the copyright]
It is prohibited to copy such originals as books, music, paintings, printed copy, maps, drawings,
movie and pictures which are protected by the copyright, except for personnel, family use or
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similar purpose.
