Abstract
The resale price maintenance system for copyrighted works is provided for by the Antimonopoly Law. The Subcommittees on Deregulation of the Fair Trade Commission and the Administrative Reform Committee have discussed the system from the standpoint of economics and market policy. But this thesis examines the newspaper resale system from the constitutional and media viewpoints. My conclusion is that the resale system for copyrighted works, especially newspapers, is necessary to enable equal access to information by all citizens and that it plays a key role in guaranteeing freedom of expression described in Article 21 of Constitution.
