孤こ児じ作さく品ひん

noun

orphan work

A copyrighted work whose owner cannot be identified or located. Used in legal and copyright contexts. Compare 孤児著作物, which is a synonym.

See also: 孤児著作物

• 孤こ児じ作さく品ひんの利り用ようには、文ぶん化か庁ちょうの裁さい定ていが必ひつ要ようになる場ば合あいがある。

  Using orphan works may require a ruling from the Agency for Cultural Affairs.