ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY PROMOTION ACT
Presidential Decree No. 19718, Oct. 27, 2006
Amended by Presidential Decree No. 20676, Feb. 29, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 21634, Jul. 22, 2009
Presidential Decree No. 22521, Dec. 10, 2010
Presidential Decree No. 22779, Mar. 30, 2011
Presidential Decree No. 23036, Jul. 19, 2011
Presidential Decree No. 23348, Dec. 6, 2011
Presidential Decree No. 26802, Dec. 30, 2015
Presidential Decree No. 27503, Sep. 21, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 27565, Nov. 1, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 33913, Dec. 12, 2023
The purpose of this Decree is to provide for the matters delegated by the Music Industry Promotion Act and other matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.
| Article 2 (Extent of support for development of outstanding music products and startup businesses) |
| 1. | A startup business for creation of music, including writing lyrics and composing or arranging music; |
| 2. | A startup business for distribution, exportation, and importation of music records, music files, music video products, or music video files (hereinafter referred to as "music records or the like"); |
| 3. | A startup business for planning and production of music performances and music records or the like; |
| 4. | A startup educational institution related to the music industry; |
| 5. | A startup business for manufacturing musical instruments or sound equipment; and |
| 6. | Other startup businesses specified by Decree of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism among those related to the music industry. |
| (2) | Persons eligible for support under Article 4 (2) of the Act shall be the persons who create music products falling under any of the following subparagraphs and persons who produce music records or music video products: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008> |
| 1. | A music product developed with objective of submitting it to an international fair, presentation session, or exhibition; |
| 2. | A music product developed with the objective of exporting it; and |
| 3. | Other music products specified by Decree of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as those with high added value from a cultural or economic aspect. |
| Article 3 Deleted. <Dec. 6, 2011> |
| Article 4 (Designation of institution responsible for management of data and information on music industry) |
| (1) | The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall designate an institution responsible for the management of data and information on the music industry pursuant to Article 5 (2) of the Act from among the following institutions: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008> |
| 1. | Korea Culture and Content Agency under Article 31 of the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries (hereinafter referred to as the "Culture and Content Agency"); |
| 2. | Other institutions and organizations established for the promotion and development of the music industry. |
| (2) | The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall, when he or she intends to designate an institution or organization under paragraph (1) 2 as the institution responsible for the management of data and information related to the music industry, select an institution or organization that has shown good business performance in the music industry. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008> |
| Article 5 Deleted. <Sep. 8, 2020> |
| Article 6 (Specialized institution or organization for protection of intellectual property of music records or the like) |
| (1) | When the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism intends to designate a specialized institution or organization pursuant to Article 14 (3) of the Act, he or she shall select it, from among the following institutions or organizations: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Jul. 22, 2009; Sep. 21, 2016> |
| 1. | The Culture and Content Agency; |
| 3. | Other specialized institutions or organizations related to the music industry. |
| (2) | When the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism intends to designate a specialized institution or organization pursuant to paragraph (1) 3, he or she shall select an institution or organization that has outstanding technology in music recording or any other related area or that has shown good business performance in educational or public relations activities for intellectual property. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008> |
[Title Amended on Jul. 19, 2011]
| Article 7 (Exception to reporting of music record/music-video production business) |
The term "other cases specified by Presidential Decree" in Article 16 (1) 6 of the Act means cases where a music record or the like is produced for any purpose other than for distribution or provision it to a large number of people for listening or viewing.
| Article 8 (Limitation on hours of access for juveniles) |
| (1) | The term "hours for access prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main text of Article 22 (1) 2 of the Act means from nine o’clock in the morning until ten o’clock in the evening. |
| (2) | The term "other cases specified by Presidential Decree" in the proviso to Article 22 (1) 2 of the Act means cases where a juvenile is accompanied by any of his or her adult relatives, a teaching staff member under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or any similar person who is in a position to chaperone the juvenile. |
| Article 9 (Obligations of karaoke machine business operators) |
The obligations that each karaoke machine business operator owes under Article 22 (1) 6 of the Act are as provided for in annexed Appendix 1.
| Article 10 (Main facilities and equipment in business succession) |
The term "main facilities and equipment specified by Presidential Decree" in Article 23 (2) of the Act refers to the following things: | 1. | For a music record/music-video production business: Equipment for production of music records or music video products; |
| 2. | For an online music service business: Domain name, information processing system, such as computers in which data and information relevant to the business are stored, electronic recording medium, or host servers; |
| 3. | For a karaoke machine business: Accompaniment devices. |
| Article 11 (Descriptions included on labels on music records, etc. and labeling method) |
| (1) | A person who produces, imports, or reproduces music records, etc. shall include descriptions on labels in accordance with Article 25 (1) of the Act as follows: |
| 1. | Trade name, title, and date of production (or date of import or reproduction for the ones imported or reproduced); |
| 2. | Rating under Article 17 of the Act (limited to music video products and music video files). |
| (2) | The labeling methods for the descriptions under paragraph (1) are as follows: <Amended on Dec. 10, 2010> |
| 1. | Music records: The descriptions under paragraph (1) 1 shall be stated on the cover or package; |
| Article 11-2 (Measures to establish order in distribution of music records or the like) |
"Measures prescribed by Presidential Decree" under Article 26 (3) 4 refer to an order to destroy data used for announcement or any other similar means of announcement. [This Article Added on Nov. 1, 2016]
| Article 12 (Guidelines for determination of amounts of penalty surcharges) |
| (1) | The amount of a penalty surcharge imposed pursuant to Article 28 of the Act shall be 50,000 won for each day of business suspension. In such cases, the amount of a penalty surcharge for one month during which business operation is suspended shall be based on 30 days. |
| (2) | The Mayor of a Special Self-Governing City, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (the head of a Gu means the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter referred to as the "head of a Si/Gun/Gu") may aggravate or abate the amount of a penalty surcharge by not more than one half of the amount under paragraph (1), taking into consideration the degree, frequency, motives for, and consequences of the relevant offense; provided, the amount of a penalty surcharge, after being aggravated, may not exceed 30 million won. <Amended on Sep. 8, 2020> |
| Article 13 (Imposition and payment of penalty surcharges) |
| (1) | The head of any Si/Gun/Gu shall, when he or she intends to impose a penalty surcharge pursuant to Article 28 (1) of the Act, issue a notice in writing to demand the payment thereof, clearly stating the facts relevant to the offense, the amount of the penalty surcharge, and other relevant matters. |
| (2) | A person who has been notified pursuant to paragraph (1) shall pay the penalty surcharge to the receiving institution designated by the head of the Si/Gun/Gu within 20 days. <Amended on Dec. 12, 2023> |
| (3) | The receiving institution shall, when it receives payment of a penalty surcharge under paragraph (2), issue a receipt to the payer. |
| (4) | The institution designated for receiving payment of penalty surcharges shall, whenever it receives the payment of a penalty surcharge in accordance with paragraph (2), notify the competent head of Si/Gun/Gu of such receipt without delay. |
| Article 14 (Plans for management of penalty surcharges) |
The head of any Si/Gun/Gu shall establish a plan for the management of penalty surcharges for the following year under Article 28 (2) of the Act by no later than October 31 of each year.
| Article 15 (Exception to notification of measure to close down) |
| Article 16 (Entrustment of authority) |
| (1) | Pursuant to Article 32 (2) of the Act, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall entrust the business affairs for cultivating specialized human resources under Article 6 (1) of the Act to the Culture and Content Agency, an institution specializing in cultivating specialized human resources for cultural industries under Article 16 of the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries, or an association or organization established pursuant to Article 32 of the Civil Act with the objective of promoting the music industry. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008> |
| (2) | Pursuant to Article 32 (2) of the Act, the head of any Si/Gun/Gu may entrust his or her authority for conducting educational courses for karaoke machine business operators under Article 11 of the Act to an association or organization established pursuant to Article 32 of the Civil Act with the objective of promoting the music industry. |
| (3) | The head of any Si/Gun/Gu shall, when he or she entrusts his or her authority for conducting educational courses for karaoke machine business operators pursuant to paragraph (2), issue public notice of his or her entrustment of authority. |
| Article 16-2 Deleted. <Mar. 8, 2022> |
| Article 17 (Procedure for imposition of administrative fines) |
The procedure for imposing administrative fines under Article 36 (1) of the Act is as listed in Appendix 2. [This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 30, 2011]
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 19718, Oct. 27, 2006>
| (1) | (Enforcement date) This Decree shall enter into force on October 29, 2006. |
| (2) | (Applicability to labeling of music files and music video files) Article 11 shall apply to the music files and music video files produced, imported, or reproduced on or after the enforcement date of this Decree. |
| (3) | (Transitional measure concerning reporting of music record/music video production businesses) Each person who runs a business of planning and production of music records in accordance with Article 9 of the former Enforcement Decree of the former Sound Records, Video Products, and Game Software Act as of the enforcement date of this Decree shall file a report on his or her music record production business in accordance with Article 16 (1) of the Act and Article 7 of this Decree within one year from the enforcement date of this Decree. |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20676, Feb. 29, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 21634, Jul. 22, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 23, 2009. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22521, Dec. 10, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on December 11, 2010.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22779, Mar. 30, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional measure concerning administrative fines)
| (1) | In applying the procedure for imposing administrative fines for violations committed before this Decree enters into force, the previous procedure shall apply, notwithstanding the amendment of the Appendix 2. |
| (2) | The disposition of imposing an administrative fine for a violation committed before this Decree enters into force shall not be included in the calculation of the number of violations under the amendment of the Appendix 2. |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 23036, Jul. 19, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 23348, Dec. 6, 2011>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 26802, Dec. 30, 2015>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 27503, Sep. 21, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force on Sept. 23, 2016.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 27565, Nov. 1, 2016>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 30993, Sep. 8, 2020>
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2021.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 32528, Mar. 8, 2022>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 33913, Dec. 12, 2023>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.