Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

主体

English translation:

information distributor

Added to glossary by Anchoy
Feb 27, 2004 02:54
20 yrs ago
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Japanese term

主体

Japanese to English Law/Patents Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright Content Management Systems
In a table diagram regarding information exchange for content distribution, one section is entitled: 情報流通主体.
the cells below this title include the following entries:
権利者 → コンテンツホルダー
コンテンツホルダー → コンテンツ利用者
コンテンツ利用者 → 消費者

コンテンツホルダー → 権利者
コンテンツ利用者 → コンテンツホルダー
消費者 → コンテンツ利用者

In this context, what would 主体 mean?
Proposed translations (English)
3 information distributor
3 +1 parties

Proposed translations

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information distributor

"主体" means "entity", something which we often find it difficult to translate into Japanese. Here, "情報流通主体" means something that distributes information, so I think that "information distributor" would fit the context.
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parties

It could be user, distributor, or copyright holder.
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