The Korea Copyright Commission (KCC) Korean agency dedicated to copyright-related affairs representing the
government of South Korea
The government of South Korea () is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and ...
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It promotes the legitimate use of works, and development of the copyright industry.
The KCC researches policies and legislations on copyright, deliberates copyright-related issues, mediates copyright disputes, provides copyright education and public awareness programs, and serves as a copyright registration agency.
The KCC copyright dispute moderation role serves as the non-judiciary dispute resolution body while the organization in charge of administering copyright enforcement is the Korea Copyright Protection Agency.
The
copyright law in South Korea is regulated by the Copyright Act of 1957 and has been subject to several amendments over the years. In 2009, a new revision of the Act introduced new policy for online copyright infringement including the power to delete illegal copies, notify the copyright infringers, and suspend online access to “repeated” infringers.
In 2012, the KCC launched
GongU Madang, a searchable database for works with permissive or expired copyrights.
See also
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United States Copyright Office
The United States Copyright Office (USCO), a part of the Library of Congress, is a United States government body that registers copyright claims, records information about copyright ownership, provides information to the public, and assists ...
References
External links
* https://www.copyright.or.kr/eng/main.do
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Copyright agencies
South Korean copyright law
Government agencies of South Korea
1987 establishments in South Korea
Government agencies established in 1987