CONTENT INDUSTRY PROMOTION ACT
Wholly Amended by Act No. 10369, Jun. 10, 2010
Amended by Act No. 10629, May 19, 2011
Act No. 11318, Feb. 17, 2012
Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013
Act No. 12591, May 20, 2014
Act No. 12844, Nov. 19, 2014
Act No. 13821, Jan. 27, 2016
Act No. 14637, Mar. 21, 2017
Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017
Act No. 15380, Feb. 21, 2018
Act No. 15641, Jun. 12, 2018
Act No. 15826, Oct. 16, 2018
Act No. 16066, Dec. 24, 2018
Act No. 16694, Dec. 3, 2019
Act No. 18782, Jan. 18, 2022
Act No. 20500, Oct. 22, 2024
Act No. 20750, Jan. 31, 2025
Act No. 21066, Oct. 1, 2025
CHAPTER Ⅰ GENERAL PROVISIONS
The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters necessary for promoting content industry, thereby contributing to the improvement of the lives of citizens and to the sound development of national economy through the establishment of foundation for the content industry and the reinforcement of its competitiveness.
| (1) | The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: |
| 1. | The term "content" means data or information expressed in sign, text, graphic, color, voice, sound, image, video, etc. (including compounds thereof); |
| 2. | The term "content industry" means any industry related to the production, distribution, use, etc. of content creating economic added value or services providing such content (including compounds thereof); |
| 3. | The term "content production" means producing content through creation, planning, development, production, etc. including conversion of such content into digital format or processing such content electronically; |
| 4. | The term "content producer" means a person who plans the whole process of the production of content and takes responsibility therefor (including a person who lawfully takes over the status of a content producer); |
| 5. | The term "content business operator" means a person carrying on economic activities related to the production, distribution, etc. of content; |
| 6. | The term "user" means a person using content provided by content business operators; |
| 7. | The term "technological protection measures" means technologies or devices applied to content to effectively prevent infringements on the interests of content producers. |
| (2) | Except as defined in paragraph (1), the terms used in this Act are as prescribed by the Copyright Act. In such cases, "works" shall be construed as "content." |
| Article 3 (Fundamental concepts) |
The Government shall promote policies related to content according to the following basic ideas: <Amended on May 19, 2011>
| 1. | That the creativity of content producers shall be fully displayed and content-related intellectual property rights shall be protected domestically and internationally; |
| 2. | That the quality of life of citizens shall be improved and welfare thereof shall be promoted by allowing users to enjoy extensive culture through the smooth distribution of content; |
| 3. | That the incessant development of the content industry shall become possible through the reinforcement of international competitiveness by creating diverse content-related businesses and by making them effective and advanced. |
| Article 3-2 (Responsibilities of the State and local governments) |
| (1) | The State and local governments shall formulate and implement policies necessary to promote the content industry. |
| (2) | For the promotion of the content industry, the State and local governments shall make necessary efforts, such as support for the vitalization of content production and business start-up, special support for small and medium content business operators, and support for the overseas expansion of the content industry. |
[This Article Added on Jan. 18, 2022]
| Article 4 (Relationship to other statutes) |
| (1) | With regard to promotion of content industry, this Act shall take precedence over the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries. |
| (2) | Where content producers are protected by the Copyright Act, such Act shall take precedence over this Act. |
| (1) | The Government shall formulate a mid-term and long-term master plan (hereinafter referred to as "master plan") on the development of the content industry every three years in order to establish foundation for the content industry and to reinforce its competitiveness. |
| (2) | Every master plan shall be finalized after deliberation by the Content Industry Promotion Committee under Article 7. |
| (3) | The master plan shall contain the following matters: <Amended on Jan. 18, 2022> |
| 1. | Basic direction-setting for policies for the promotion of content industry; |
| 2. | Matters concerning the establishment of foundation for content industry; |
| 3. | Matters concerning policies of promotion for each sector of content industry; |
| 4. | Matters concerning the standardization of content; |
| 5. | Matters concerning the creation of an environment for fair competition in the content industry; |
| 6. | Matters concerning the protection of users' rights and interests; |
| 6-2. | Matters concerning the guarantee of the right to access content for persons with disabilities (referring to the rights of persons with disabilities to access content or use content on an equal basis with persons without disabilities; hereinafter the same shall apply); |
| 7. | Matters concerning policies on content following the advancement of fusion of content-related industries; |
| 8. | Matters concerning the securing and distribution of financial resources for the promotion of content industry; |
| 9. | Matters concerning institutional improvement for the promotion of content industry; |
| 10. | Matters concerning the assignment of the roles of central administrative agencies related to content industry; |
| 11. | Other necessary matters concerning promotion of content industry. |
| (4) | Matters necessary for the establishment and implementation, etc. of a master plan shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 6 (Implementation plans) |
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency related to the content industry shall, every year, formulate an implementation plan (hereinafter referred to as "implementation plan") in accordance with the master plan for the promotion of the content industry under his or her jurisdiction. |
| (2) | Every implementation plan shall be finalized after deliberation by the Content Industry Promotion Committee under Article 7. |
| (3) | The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall put together implementation plans formulated by the heads of central administrative agencies related to the content industry and submit them to the Content Industry Promotion Committee. |
| (4) | Matters necessary for the formulation, promotion, etc. of implementation plans shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 7 (Content Industry Promotion Committee) |
| (1) | The Government shall establish the Content Industry Promotion Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") under the authority of the Prime Minister in order to deliberate on the following matters concerning the promotion of content industry: |
| 1. | Matters concerning the formulation and promotion of a master plan and implementation plans; |
| 2. | Matters concerning the general management and coordination of policies on the promotion of content industry; |
| 3. | Development of and advice on policies on the promotion of content industry; |
| 4. | Matters concerning the specialization of the content industry by area; |
| 5. | Matters concerning the coordination of overlapping regulations; |
| 6. | Other matters recognized by the Chairperson as necessary for the promotion of content industry. |
| (2) | The Committee shall consist of up to 20 members including one Chairperson. |
| (3) | The Prime Minister shall become the Chairperson of the Committee and the following persons shall become its members: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 3, 2019; Oct. 1, 2025> |
| 1. | The Minister of Finance and Economy, the Minister of Science and ICT, the Minister of Education, the Minister of National Defense, the Minister of the Interior and Safety, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources, the Minister of Health and Welfare, the Minister of Employment and Labor, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Minister of SMEs and Startups, the Minister of Planning and Budget, the Chairperson of the Korea Media and Communications Commission, and the Chairperson of the Fair Trade Commission; |
| 2. | Persons commissioned by the Chairperson from among persons who have sufficient expert knowledge and experience in content industry. |
| (4) | The term of office of the members under paragraph (3) 2 shall be three years and they may be re-entrusted only once. |
| (5) | The Committee shall have one executive secretary, and the post shall be filled by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. |
| (6) | Except matters provided in paragraphs (1) through (5), other necessary matters concerning the composition and operation of the Committee shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
[Enforcement Date: Jan. 2, 2026]
| Article 8 (Securing financial resources) |
| (1) | The Government shall endeavor to raise financial resources necessary for developing content industry. |
CHAPTER II FACILITATION OF CONTENT PRODUCTION
| Article 9 (Facilitation of content production) |
| (1) | The Government shall create an environment in which content (including content utilizing new technologies) of diverse fields and diverse shapes can be created, distributed, and used, and shall prepare measures to enhance the creativity of content producers and to strengthen their creativity. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2025> |
| (2) | The Government shall prepare necessary measures by which funds needed by content producers for the production of content can be raised smoothly and stably. |
| (3) | The heads of relevant central administrative agencies shall reflect in the implementation plans for facilitating content production by field and by shape prepared pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), as prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 10 (Protection of intellectual property rights) |
| (1) | The Government shall formulate policies to protect the intellectual property rights of content as it properly copes with the diversification of the methods of using content following changes in the social and economic environment. <Amended on May 19, 2011> |
| (2) | The Government shall formulate policies to support content producers so that they may develop technological protection measures for content protected by this Act. |
| (3) | Content producers shall take necessary measures not to infringe on intellectual property rights of other persons. <Amended on May 19, 2011> |
| (4) | The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism may request cooperation from the heads of relevant central administrative agencies for the improvement and rational operation of the relevant institutions, etc. if needed for protecting intellectual property rights of content. <Added on Feb. 21, 2018> |
[Title Amended on May 19, 2011]
| Article 11 (Facilitation of use of public information) |
| (1) | Where the State, a local government, or the head of a public institution prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "head of public institution") discloses information (hereinafter referred to as "public information") except the information subject to non-disclosure prescribed in Article 9 of the Official Information Disclosure Act, among information possessed and managed by the public institutions, he or she may allow content business operators to use the information in content production, etc. |
| (2) | In order to facilitate the use of public information, the heads of public institutions shall determine the conditions, methods, etc. of use of public information, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 12 (Facilitation of fusion of content) |
For the research and development of content technologies following the advancement of fusion between the content industry and other industries and the facilitation of development of diverse content, the Government shall formulate and implement necessary policies.
CHAPTER III CREATION OF FOUNDATIONS FOR CONTENT INDUSTRY
| Article 13 (Facilitation of establishment of business) |
| (1) | The Government shall formulate and implement a support plan for establishing businesses for the facilitation of establishment of businesses in the field of the content industry and for the growth and development of entrepreneurs. |
| (2) | The Government may provide necessary support, such as making investment in accordance with the support plan for establishing businesses prescribed in paragraph (1). |
| Article 14 (Training of specialists) |
| (1) | The Government shall endeavor to train specialists necessary for the promotion of the content industry. |
| (3) | Matters necessary for the designation of institutes training specialists under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 15 (Facilitation of technological development) |
| (1) | The Government shall promote the following projects in order to facilitate the development of technologies related to the content industry: |
| 1. | Matters concerning the inspection of technological levels, and research and development of technologies; |
| 2. | Evaluation of developed technologies; |
| 3. | Commercialization of developed technologies, such as technological cooperation, technology transfer, etc.; |
| 4. | Smooth distribution of information on technologies; |
| 5. | Other projects necessary for technological development. |
| (2) | Where necessary for the efficient promotion of technological development under paragraph (1), the Government may entrust relevant research institutions or private organizations with the projects under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1). |
| (3) | The scope of projects entrusted pursuant to paragraph (2), methods and procedures for selecting institutions to be entrusted with projects shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 16 (Promotion of standardization) |
| (1) | For the efficient content production, improvement of quality of content, securing of compatibility among content, etc., the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism may promote the following projects after consultation with the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, and may recommend the standards so established to relevant business operators after publicly notifying them. In such cases, he or she shall consult with the Minister of Science and ICT on matters related to the digitalization of content: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017> |
| 1. | Establishment, amendment, repeal, and dissemination of standards for content; |
| 2. | Inspection, research, and development of domestic and foreign standards for content; |
| 3. | Other projects necessary for standardizing content. |
| (2) | Pursuant to Presidential Decree, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism may entrust the Korea Creative Content Agency under Article 31 of the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries, or institutions or organizations related to content with the projects under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1). |
| Article 17 (Support for international cooperation and overseas expansion) |
| (1) | The Government may promote the following projects to facilitate international cooperation and overseas expansion: |
| 1. | Support for overseas marketing of content and publicity thereof; |
| 2. | Attraction of foreign investment; |
| 3. | Participation in international awards ceremonies, sample fairs, exhibitions, trial performances, etc. and attraction thereof to Korea; |
| 4. | Construction of cooperative systems related to the export of content; |
| 5. | Support for localization of content in foreign countries; |
| 6. | Support for joint content production in foreign countries; |
| 7. | Technological cooperation and exchange of personnel in Korea and abroad; |
| 8. | International standardization concerning content; |
| 9. | Other projects necessary for international cooperation and overseas expansion. |
| (2) | Pursuant to Presidential Decree, the Government may entrust the Korea Creative Content Agency prescribed in Article 31 of the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries, or institutions or organizations related to content with the projects under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1). <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| Article 18 (Support with taxation) |
| (2) | The Government may render financial support or other necessary support for the development of content industry, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 19 (Special support for small and medium content business operators) |
Where the Government formulates policies necessary for the promotion of content industry, it shall render special administrative and financial support to small and medium content business operators so that their business may be carried on smoothly.
| Article 20 (Establishment of association) |
| (1) | In order to plan the sound development of business on content and the mutual interest of content business operators, content business operators may establish an association with the authorization of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. |
| (2) | The association prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be a juristic person. |
| (3) | The association established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall endeavor to maintain sound order in content production and distribution. |
CHAPTER III-2 KOREA CONTENTS FINANCIAL COOPERATIVE
| Article 20-2 (Establishment of Korea Content Financial Cooperative) |
| (1) | In order to facilitate mutual cooperation and autonomous economic activities and to soundly develop the content industry, content business operators may establish the Korea Content Financial Cooperative (hereinafter referred to as the "Financial Cooperative") that lends various funds, stands surety, etc. with authorization from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. |
| (2) | The Financial Cooperative shall be a corporation. |
| (3) | Procedures for granting establishment authorization, descriptions of the articles of incorporation, and matters necessary for operation, supervision, etc. of the Financial Cooperative shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jun. 12, 2018> |
| (4) | Registration of changes in the total investment may be made within three months from the end of a fiscal year based on the state as at the end of each fiscal year, notwithstanding Article 52 of the Civil Act. |
| (5) | Except as provided in this Act, the provisions of the Civil Act concerning incorporated associations shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Financial Cooperative. |
[This Article Added on Feb. 17, 2012]
| Article 20-3 (Business of the Financial Cooperative) |
| (1) | The Financial Cooperative shall perform the following business: |
| 1. | Lending funds necessary for the development of content, increase of added value, and stabilization of management, and making investment therein; |
| 2. | Where funds necessary for the development of content, increase of added value and stabilization of management are to be borrowed from financial institutions, standing security for the debt; |
| 3. | Guaranteeing performance necessary for the performance of obligations according to content business; |
| 4. | Business concerning research and education for the improvement of management of content business; |
| 5. | Business for installing and operating facilities jointly used by members, provision of services, and support for management; |
| 6. | Business entrusted by the State, local governments, or public organizations specified by the articles of association; |
| 7. | Business appurtenant to the business prescribed in subparagraphs 1 through 6, which are specified by the articles of association; |
| 8. | Other business prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (2) | The Financial Cooperative may carry on profit-making business specified by the articles of association insofar as it is necessary to attain its purpose of incorporation. |
[This Article Added on Feb. 17, 2012]
| Article 20-4 (Creation of endowments) |
| (1) | The endowments of the Financial Cooperative shall be created from the following financial resources in order to efficiently operate mutual aid business, and the Government may give contributions or pay subsidies to the Financial Cooperative within its budgetary limits: <Amended on Aug. 8, 2023> |
| 1. | Investments, installment payments, deposits, or contributions paid by members; |
| 2. | Other financial resources prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (2) | Contributions prescribed in paragraph (1) among endowments shall be accounted as capital. <Amended on Jun. 12, 2018> |
[This Article Added on Feb. 17, 2012]
| Article 20-5 (Mutual aid regulations) |
| (1) | Where the Financial Cooperative intends to operate mutual aid business under Article 20-3, it shall develop mutual aid regulations. |
| (2) | The mutual aid regulations under paragraph (1) shall include the types, objects, installment payments, reserve funds, accumulated money, etc. of mutual aid business, and matters necessary for the creation, operation, etc. of endowments. <Amended on Jun. 12, 2018; Aug. 8, 2023> |
| (3) | The Financial Cooperative shall obtain approval from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism for the types and objects of mutual aid business among matters stipulated by its mutual aid regulations pursuant to paragraph (2) and for other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree. The same shall apply to the modification of approved matters. |
[This Article Added on Feb. 17, 2012]
| Article 20-6 (Accumulation of loss compensation reserve funds) |
| (1) | In order to compensate for loss from mutual aid business, the Financial Cooperative may require the users of mutual aid to bear loss compensation reserve funds (hereinafter referred to as "reserve funds") and to operate the reserve funds after accumulating them in a separate account. |
| (2) | Matters necessary for the accumulation and operation of reserve funds shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jun. 12, 2018> |
[This Article Added on Feb. 17, 2012]
| Article 20-7 (Responsibilities of the financial cooperative) |
| (1) | Where a ground arises to pay a guarantee in relation to guaranteed matters as prescribed by statutes, regulations, contracts, etc., the Financial Cooperative shall pay the guarantee to the guarantee creditor. |
| (2) | A right to a guarantee that a guarantee creditor has over the Financial Cooperative under paragraph (1) shall lapse due to the completion of prescription if it is not exercised within two years from the expiration of the guarantee period. |
[This Article Added on Feb. 17, 2012]
| Article 20-8 (Transfer of equity shares) |
| (1) | A person who is or was a member may transfer his or her equity shares to another member or a person who intends to be a member, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (2) | A person who receives an equity share pursuant to paragraph (1) shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the transferor. |
| (3) | The transfer of an equity share and the establishment of a right of pledge shall be according to the method of transferring an equity share and establishing a right of pledge prescribed by the Commercial Act. <Amended on May 20, 2014> |
| (4) | The equity shares shall not be used as a purpose of security except for cases where it serves as a purpose of security for debt obligations. |
| (5) | Seizure or provisional seizure of an equity share effected according to civil execution proceedings or the procedures for disposition on default of national taxes, etc. shall be pursuant to the methods of seizure or provisional seizure prescribed by the Civil Execution Act. |
[This Article Added on Feb. 17, 2012]
| Article 20-9 (Acquisition of equity shares in financial cooperative) |
| (1) | The Financial Cooperative may acquire the equity shares of a person who is or was a member only where any of the following is applicable; provided, where subparagraph 1 or 3 is applicable, it shall acquire the equity shares: |
| 1. | Where the Financial Cooperative intends to decrease its capital; |
| 2. | Where deemed necessary for the Financial Cooperative to exercise its right of security over a member as a holder of a right; |
| 3. | Where a member or a person who was expelled or withdrew from membership requests the Financial Cooperative to acquire his or her equity shares in order to retrieve investment. |
| (2) | Where the Financial Cooperative acquires an equity share pursuant to paragraph (1), it shall take the following measures without delay: |
| 1. | Procedures of decreasing capital if the equity shares is acquired for a reason under paragraph (1) 1; |
| 2. | Sale of the equity shares to another member or a person who intends to be a member if the equity shares is acquired for a reason under paragraph (1) 2 and 3. |
| (3) | The acquisition price of an equity share when the Financial Cooperative acquires the equity shares pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed the face value of the investment certificate. |
[This Article Added on Feb. 17, 2012]
| Article 20-10 (Appointment of agent) |
The Financial Cooperative may appoint an agent among its executives or employees who shall be entitled to perform judicial acts or out-of-court acts concerning the duties of the Financial Cooperative.
[This Article Added on Feb. 17, 2012]
| Article 20-11 (Liability for damages) |
| (1) | Where an executive of the Financial Cooperative causes a damage to the Financial Cooperative as he or she violates statutes or regulations, or articles of incorporation or he or she is negligent in his or her duties, he or she shall be jointly and severally liable to pay the damage to the Financial Cooperative. |
| (2) | Where a person engaged in the duties of the Financial Cooperative causes a damage to the Financial Cooperative in handling his or her duties, he or she shall be liable to pay the damage only where he or she has an intention or grievous fault; provided, his or her liability may be relieved except where he or she causes a damage deliberately. |
[This Article Added on Feb. 17, 2012]
| Article 20-12 (Handling of profits) |
| (1) | The Financial Cooperative shall handle profits for each business year according to the following order of priority: |
| 1. | Setoff of loss brought forward; |
| 2. | Accumulation of reserve funds. |
[This Article Added on Feb. 17, 2012]
CHAPTER IV RATIONALIZATION OF DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENTS
| Article 21 (Promotion of projects to certify content transactions) |
| (1) | In order to secure transparency, impartiality and efficiency in the transactions of digital content and to facilitate the distribution of excellent content, the Government may implement a content transaction certification project by keeping data on the transactions of content and by screening and verifying the fact of transactions. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (2) | The Minister of Science and ICT may designate an institution implementing a content transaction certification project (hereinafter referred to as "certification institution") among corporations meeting the requirements for specialists, financial capabilities, facilities, equipment, and other necessary matters after consultation with the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; and shall publicly notify such designation. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017> |
| (3) | A certification institution shall prepare a certification manual including the following matters before providing certification services and report such manual to the Minister of Science and ICT. In such cases, the Minister of Science and ICT shall notify the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the details of the report: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017; Jun. 12, 2018> |
| 1. | Types of certification services; |
| 2. | Methods and procedures for providing certification services; |
| 3. | Terms and conditions and fees for certification services; |
| 4. | Other matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Science and ICT to be necessary for certification services. |
| (4) | Where any of the following is applicable to a certification institution, the Minister of Science and ICT may revoke the designation or order it to suspend duties for a specified period not exceeding six months after consultation with the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; provided, where subparagraph 1 is applicable, he or she shall revoke the designation: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017> |
| 1. | Where it has been designated as a certification institution by fraud or other improper means; |
| 2. | Where it fails to provide certification services continuously for one year or more without good cause; |
| 3. | Where it fails to meet the requirements for designation under paragraph (2); |
| 4. | Where it provides certification services, in violation of the certification manual under paragraph (3). |
| (5) | Where necessary for a content transaction certification project, the Government may render administrative and financial support to content business operators, certification institutions, etc. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (6) | Where a certification institution implements a content transaction certification project, it shall not provide or divulge transaction information of content business operators and personal information of users to other persons, or use them for a purpose other than the original purpose. |
| (7) | Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (6), matters necessary for a content transaction certification project shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 22 (Certification of quality of content services) |
| (1) | In order to facilitate the distribution of content, the Government may implement a project to certify the quality of content services that enable users to easily purchase and use content in accordance with the operational standards prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "content services"). <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (2) | The Minister of Science and ICT may designate an institution that certifies the quality of content services (hereinafter referred to as "content service quality certification institution") after consultation with the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism in order to implement the projects under paragraph (1) more efficiently. Matters necessary for the standards, procedures, etc. for the designation of content service quality certification institutions shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017; Jun. 12, 2018> |
| (3) | Where any of the following is applicable to a content service quality certification institution, the Minister of Science and ICT may revoke the designation or order it to suspend duties for a specified period not exceeding six months after consultation with the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; provided, where subparagraph 1 is applicable, he or she shall revoke the designation: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017> |
| 1. | Where it has been designated as a content service quality certification institution by fraud or other improper means; |
| 2. | Where it fails to certify the quality of content services continuously for one year or more without good cause; |
| 3. | Where it certifies the quality of content services in violation of the operational standards for content service quality certification under paragraph (1); |
| 4. | Where it fails to meet the standards for designation prescribed in paragraph (2). |
| (4) | The Government may render administrative and financial support necessary for content service quality certification institutions, within its budgetary limits. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (5) | Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (4), matters necessary for a content service quality certification project, such as the objects of quality certification and standards therefor, operational standards for quality certification projects, etc. shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 23 (System of identifying content) |
| (1) | For the advancement, etc. of legal relationship, distribution, and use of content, the Government shall formulate and implement policies on the system of identifying content (hereinafter referred to as "identification system"). |
| (2) | In order to establish and disseminate identification systems, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall promote the following projects: |
| 1. | Research and development of identification systems; |
| 2. | Standardization of identification systems; |
| 3. | Use, dissemination and spread of identification systems; |
| 4. | Registration, certification, evaluation and management of identification systems; |
| 5. | Cooperation for the international standardization of identification systems; |
| 6. | Other projects necessary for utilizing identification systems. |
| (3) | The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism may entrust the Korea Content Agency under Article 31 of the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries or institutions or organizations related to content with projects on the establishment and spread of identification systems, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 24 (Creation of impartial distribution environment) |
| (1) | A person prescribed by Presidential Decree from among business operators carrying on common telecommunications businesses under Article 5 (2) of the Telecommunications Business Act (hereinafter referred to as "information and communications network business operator") shall not refuse to provide relay facilities, such as information and communications networks, etc., to content business operators without good cause. <Amended on Feb. 17, 2012> |
| (2) | Information and communications network business operators, persons prescribed by Presidential Decree from among the business operators carrying on the value-added telecommunications business under Article 5 (4) of the Telecommunications Business Act and persons who carry on the production, sale, distribution, etc. of content products shall not compel unfair contracts using their position, such as requesting unilateral transfer of intellectual property rights to content without reasonable grounds, etc., or obtain unfair profits. <Amended on May 19, 2011; Feb. 17, 2012> |
| (3) | Where the Minister of Science and ICT, the Korea Media and Communications Commission or the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism deems that a person that engages in the production, sale, distribution, etc. of content products violates paragraph (1) or (2), he or she may request the heads of relevant agencies to take necessary measures. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017; Oct. 1, 2025> |
| (4) | In order to create a fair distribution environment, the Government may perform the following projects: <Amended on Feb. 17, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013> |
| 1. | Analysis and evaluation of present situation of distribution environment of content industry; |
| 2. | Composition and operation of a consultative body in which business operators, etc. related to the content industry participate; |
| 3. | Inspection of actual condition concerning the use of a standard contract under Article 25; |
| 4. | Other projects necessary for the creation of fair distribution environment. |
| Article 25 (Use and spread of standard contracts) |
| (1) | For the reasonable distribution and fair transaction of content, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall prepare a standard contract after consultation with the Fair Trade Commission, the Korea Media and Communications Commission and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, and recommend content business operators to use it. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 22, 2024; Oct. 1, 2025> |
| (2) | The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism may give preferential treatment to a content business operator who uses a standard contract under paragraph (1) when providing financial support for the content industry (including investment in the cultural industries by investment associations which have received support under the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of that Act). <Added on Oct. 22, 2024> |
| (3) | The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism may entrust the Korea Content Agency under Article 31 of the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries, institutions or organizations related to content or the Association under Article 20 with the duties concerning a standard contract under paragraph (1), as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Oct. 22, 2024> |
[Title Amended on Oct. 22, 2024]
CHAPTER V PROTECTION OF USERS' RIGHTS AND INTERESTS
| Article 26 (User protection policies) |
| (1) | The Government shall promote the following projects to protect the basic rights and profits of users concerning the distribution and transaction of content: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| 1. | Providing information and education on content to users; |
| 2. | Inspecting actual state of observance of user protection guidelines under Article 28; |
| 3. | Training content business operators concerning the protection of users; |
| 4. | Supporting institutions and organizations aiming at the protection of users; |
| 5. | Formulating and implementing measures for the prevention of damage to users and aid to users; |
| 6. | Formulating and implementing policies necessary for the protection of rights and interests of users. |
| (2) | The Government shall formulate and implement policies for the persons who have difficulty in freely accessing to or using content due to economic, regional, physical, or social circumstances to have convenient use of content. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (3) | The Government may entrust the Korea Content Agency under Article 31 of the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries or institutions or organizations related to content with the duties under paragraphs (1) and (2), as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| Article 26-2 (Special support for guarantee of right to access content for persons with disabilities) |
Where the Government formulates policies necessary to promote the content industry, it shall provide special administrative and financial support to facilitate programs for the guarantee of the right to access content for persons with disabilities.
[This Article Added on Jan. 18, 2022]
| Article 27 (Withdrawal of subscription) |
| (1) | Where the subscription or contract for a content cannot be withdrawn or canceled under Article 17 (2) of the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (excluding the proviso to the part other than the subparagraphs of the same paragraph), the producer of such content shall take measures so that a user's right to withdraw subscription or cancel a contract is not infringed by indicating such fact in the content or on the packing, supplying a trial product, allowing use of the content for a limited period or use of a part of the content, etc.; provided, where the content producer does not take such measures, restrictions shall not be imposed on the withdrawal of subscription or cancellation of a contract by the user. <Amended on Aug. 8, 2023> |
| (2) | Articles 17, 18, 31, 32, 40, and 44 of the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce shall apply mutatis mutandis to withdrawal of subscription and cancellation of a contract under paragraph (1). In such cases, "mail order distributors" shall be construed as "content business operators", "goods, etc." as "content", "consumers" as "users" and "Fair Trade Commission" as "Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism", respectively. <Amended on Dec. 24, 2018> |
| Article 28 (Formulation of user protection guidelines) |
| (1) | In order to establish sound order in the transactions and distribution of content, the Government may formulate guidelines that content business operators can voluntarily observe (hereinafter referred to as "user protection guidelines") in consideration of the opinions of the business operators, institutions and organizations in the relevant field. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (2) | In order to protect users when content are transacted, a content business operator shall prepare terms of service including the details of refund of excessively or erroneously paid amount, right to withdraw the subscription of content or to cancel a contract for the use of content, compensation for users' damage occurring from defects in content, etc., as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and notify users thereof. |
| (3) | Where the terms of service adopted by a content business operator are more disadvantageous to users than the user protection guidelines, the content business operator shall mark the different parts of the terms of service from the user protection guidelines in a user-friendly manner or notify users thereof. |
| (4) | The Government may prepare the standard terms of content service and recommend content business operators to use them. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
CHAPTER VI MEDIATION OF DISPUTES
| Article 29 (Establishment of dispute mediation committee) |
| (1) | In order to mediate disputes on the transaction or use of content among content business operators, among users and content business operators and among users, a content dispute mediation committee (hereinafter referred to as "mediation committee") shall be established; provided, the Copyright Act shall apply to disputes related to copyrights, and in the case of disputes that are subject to the conciliation of dispute under Article 35-3 of the Broadcasting Act (excluding cases where an independent production company under subparagraph 27 of Article 2 of the same Act is a party to a dispute) or subject to ruling under Article 45 of the Telecommunications Business Act from among disputes related to broadcasting and communications, the provisions of respective Acts shall apply thereto. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016> |
| (2) | The mediation committee shall deliberate and resolve on the following matters: <Amended on Jan. 31, 2025> |
| 1. | Matters relating to the mediation of disputes over content transactions or use; |
| 2. | Matters relating to the enactment, amendment, and repeal of rules concerning the proceedings of the mediation committee; |
| 3. | Other matters referred to meetings by the chairperson of the mediation committee. |
| (3) | A secretariat shall be established in the Korea Creative Content Agency under Article 31 of the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries in order to support the duties of the mediation committee. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2025> |
| (4) | Deleted. <Jan. 31, 2021> |
| (5) | Deleted. <Jan. 31, 2021> |
| (6) | Deleted. <Jan. 31, 2021> |
| (7) | Deleted. <Jan. 31, 2021> |
| (8) | Deleted. <Jan. 31, 2021> |
| Article 29-2 (Composition of dispute mediation committee) |
| (1) | The mediation committee shall consist of 10 to 50 members including 1 chairperson. |
| (2) | A member of the mediation committee shall be appointed or commissioned by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism from among the following persons: |
| 2. | A person who is qualified for a judge, prosecutor or attorney-at-law; |
| 3. | A person who has sufficient knowledge or experience in content or the content business; |
| 4. | A person who is affiliated with institutions or organizations protecting users; |
| 5. | A person who holds or held the post of Grade IV public official or higher (including public officials in general service of the Senior Executive Service) or a post corresponding thereto in a public institution, and has experience in the duties of promoting content or protecting consumers. |
| (3) | The chairperson of the mediation committee shall be elected by mutual vote from among the members of the mediation committee. |
| (4) | Members shall be non-standing members, and members who are not public officials shall serve for a term of three years, but may be reappointed for one term only. |
| (5) | The mediation committee may establish subcommittees for different types of content. |
| (6) | Matters necessary for the organization, operation, etc. of the mediation committee shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
[This Article Added on Jan. 31, 2025]
| Article 29-3 (Guarantee of status for members) |
Except in any of the following cases, no member of the medication committee shall be dismissed or de-commissioned against his or her will:
| 1. | Where a member is sentenced to imprisonment without labor or heavier punishment; |
| 2. | Where a member becomes unable to perform his or her duties due to long-term mental or physical weakness. |
[This Article Added on Jan. 31, 2025]
| Article 29-4 (Mediation panel) |
| (1) | The mediation committee may have a mediation panel comprised of not more than 5 members in order to efficiently perform the dispute mediation work of the mediation committee. |
| (2) | The head of the mediation panel shall be appointed by the chairperson, from among the qualified mediation committee members who are judges, prosecutors, and attorneys-at-law. |
| (3) | The mediation panel shall adopt a resolution with the attendance of a majority of its incumbent members and with the concurrent vote of a majority of those present. |
| (4) | A decision made by the mediation panel under paragraph (3) shall be deemed to have been deliberated and resolved by the mediation committee. |
| (5) | Matters necessary for the composition, operation, etc. of the mediation committee shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
[This Article Added on Jan. 31, 2025]
| Article 30 (Mediation of disputes) |
| (1) | A person who seeks to remedy damage involving content services or the use of content and to address disputes may apply for mediation of disputes to the mediation committee; provided, this shall not apply where an application for mediation of disputes is filed pursuant to other statutes or mediation of disputes is completed. |
| (2) | The mediation committee shall prepare a mediation plan within 60 days from the date it receives an application for mediation under paragraph (1), and recommend it to the applicant; provided, where it intends to extend the period due to unavoidable circumstances, it shall specify the reasons and period and notify the parties to the dispute thereof. |
| (3) | An application for dispute mediation under paragraph (1) and a request or application for collective dispute mediation under Article 33-4 (1) and (3) has the effect of interruption of prescription; provided, this shall not apply if the application or the request is withdrawn or if the mediation is refused or discontinued under Article 34, the same shall not apply. <Added on Oct. 16, 2018; Jan. 31, 2025> |
| (4) | The prescription interrupted under the main clause of paragraph (3) shall resume running when any of the following cases occurs: <Added on Oct. 16, 2018; Jan. 31, 2025> |
| 1. | Where a mediation protocol under Article 33 or a decision on mediation ex officio under Article 33-3 becomes a judicial compromise; |
| 2. | Where an objection is raised against a decision on mediation ex officio under Article 33-3; |
| 3. | Other cases where the procedure is terminated without mediation. |
| (5) | When judiciary requests, participation in bankruptcy procedures, seizure or provisional seizure, or temporary injunction are made within six months from the date when any of the cases referred to in the proviso of paragraph (3) occurs, the prescription shall be deemed interrupted upon an initial application for dispute mediation or a request or application for collective dispute mediation under Article 33-4 (1) and (3). <Added on Oct. 16, 2018; Jan. 31, 2025> |
| (6) | Other matters necessary for the methods of dispute mediation involving content, procedures of mediation, handling of mediation duties, etc. shall be determined by the mediation committee. <Amended on Oct. 16, 2018> |
| Article 31 (Challenge, exclusion, and recusal of members) |
| (1) | A member of the mediation committee shall be challenged from the mediation of any of the following matters: |
| 1. | A matter applied by a member, or the spouse of a member or a person who was the spouse of a member; |
| 2. | A matter applied by a person who is in the relationship of joint holders of a right or co-obligors with a member or the spouse of a member or a person who was the spouse of a member; |
| 3. | A matter applied by the relative of a member or a person who was the relative of a member. |
| (2) | Where there is a probable cause to believe that a member is likely to conduct biased mediation, the parties to a dispute may elucidate such fact in writing and apply for exclusion. |
| (3) | Where an application for exclusion under paragraph (2) is filed, exclusion shall be determined by the resolution of the mediation committee. In such cases, a member against whom an application for exclusion is filed shall not participate in the resolution. |
| (4) | Where a reason falling under any of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) is applicable to a member or a reason for which an application for exclusion can be filed pursuant to paragraph (2) is applicable to a member, he or she may recuse himself or herself from the mediation of the matter. |
| Article 32 (Request for data) |
| (1) | The mediation committee may request the parties to a dispute, content business operators or testifiers (hereinafter referred to as "parties to a dispute, etc.") to provide data necessary for the mediation of disputes. In such cases, relevant parties to a dispute, etc. shall comply therewith unless is good cause. |
| (2) | Where the mediation committee deems it necessary, it may require the parties to a dispute, etc. to attend meetings of the mediation committee and express their opinions. |
| Article 33 (Effect of mediation) |
| (1) | Where the mediation committee prepares a mediation plan, it shall propose it to the parties to a dispute without delay. |
| (2) | The parties to a dispute to whom a mediation plan was proposed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall notify the mediation committee whether they accept the mediation plan within five days from the date such plan was proposed. |
| (3) | If the parties accept a proposal for mediation under paragraph (2) or reach an agreement on the recommendation of an agreement, etc. under Article 33-2 (1), a mediation protocol shall be prepared in which the members who have participated in the mediation and the disputing parties sign their names and affix their seals or sign thereon. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2025> |
| (4) | If a mediation protocol is prepared pursuant to paragraph (3), the mediation protocol shall have the same effect as a judicial compromise. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2025> |
| Article 33-2 (Recommendation for settlement) |
| (1) | Where a dispute mediation is initiated following an application, etc. for dispute mediation under Article 30 (1), the mediation committee may recommend the parties to reach a settlement within a specified period. |
| (2) | A recommendation for a settlement under paragraph (1) shall not affect the progress of mediation proceedings. |
[This Article Added on Jan. 31, 2025]
| Article 33-3 (Ex officio mediation decision) |
| (1) | In any of the following cases, the mediation committee may make an ex officio decision (hereinafter referred to as "ex officio mediation decision") to substitute mediation to the extent that it is not contrary to the purpose of the application, taking into account the interests of the parties and all other circumstances: |
| 1. | Where either party rejects a mediation proposal presented by the mediation committee without reasonable grounds; |
| 2. | Where the estimated value of dispute mediation is less than 10 million won. |
| (2) | When the mediation committee makes an ex officio decision, the main text and reasons for the decision shall be written in the ex officio mediation decision, all mediation committee members involved in the decision shall affix their signatures and seals, and the original copy of the written decision shall be served on the parties without delay. |
| (3) | A person who is dissatisfied with an ex officio mediation decision may file an objection with the mediation committee within 14 days from the date of receipt of the original copy of the decision. In this case, the decision shall lose its effect. |
| (4) | Where no objection is raised against the ex officio mediation decision, it shall have the same effect as a judicial compromise; provided, this shall not apply to matters which the parties concerned cannot dispose of at their own discretion. |
[This Article Added on Jan. 31, 2025]
| Article 33-4 (Special cases concerning dispute mediation) |
| (1) | Notwithstanding Article 30 (1), the State, a local government, the Korea Creative Content Agency under Article 31 of the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries, users, or content business operators may request or apply for collective dispute mediation (hereinafter referred to as "collective dispute mediation") to the mediation committee in cases prescribed by the Presidential Decree in which the same or similar type of damage occur to a large number of users. |
| (2) | The mediation committee that receives a request or application for collective dispute mediation under paragraph (1) shall, by resolution of the mediation committee, commence the proceedings for collective dispute mediation under paragraphs (3) through (7) within 60 days from the date of the request or application, except for cases falling under any of the following subparagraphs; in this case, the mediation committee shall publicly announce the commencement of the proceedings for the period prescribed by Presidential Decree: |
| 1. | An incident that does not meet the requirements under paragraph (1); |
| 2. | A case for which an existing collective dispute mediation decision is made and it is deemed unnecessary to repeat the resolution for commencing the dispute; |
| 3. | A case in which the content of an application filed by the applicant are clearly deemed groundless. |
| (3) | The mediation committee may receive an application from a user or content business operator that is not a party to the collective dispute mediation additionally included as a party to the mediation of the dispute. |
| (4) | The mediation committee may, by resolution of the mediation committee, appoint one or several persons most appropriate to represent the common interests of the parties to the collective dispute mediation under paragraphs (1) and (3) as the representative party. |
| (5) | Where a content business operator accepts the collective dispute mediation by the mediation committee, the Mediation Committee may recommend that the content business operator prepare and submit a compensation plan to the mediation committee for users who are not parties to the collective dispute mediation and who have suffered damage. |
| (6) | Where some of the users who are parties to the collective dispute mediation have filed a lawsuit with the court, the mediation committee shall not suspend the proceedings, and exclude the users who have filed the lawsuit from the proceedings. |
| (7) | Collective dispute mediation shall be concluded within 30 days from the day following the date on which the public announcement under paragraph (2) is completed; provided, if the collective dispute mediation cannot be completed within the period for good cause, the mediation committee may extend the period up to 30 days each on two occasions by resolution, and in this case, the reasons and deadlines shall be specified and notified to the parties and their representatives. |
Matters necessary for the procedures, etc. of the collective dispute mediation shall be prescribed by the Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Jan. 31, 2025]
| Article 34 (Refusal and discontinuance of mediation) |
| (1) | Where the mediation committee deems that mediation by the mediation committee is inappropriate due to the nature of the dispute or that a reason prescribed by Presidential Decree exists for which an application is filed for a fraudulent purpose, it may refuse to conduct the mediation. In such cases, it shall notify the applicant of the reason for refusal, etc. |
| (2) | With respect to a case for which an application for mediation has been filed, if a lawsuit has been instituted before or after the application for mediation and the lawsuit is in progress, the court of the lawsuit may suspend the litigation proceedings until the mediation has taken place. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2025> |
| (3) | Where litigation procedures are not suspended under paragraph (2), the mediation committee shall suspend the mediation proceedings in the relevant case and notify both parties of the fact. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2025> |
| Article 35 (Mediation expenses) |
| (1) | The mediation committee may have persons who apply for mediation bear the expenses of mediation, as prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, where mediation is settled, it may have the parties to a dispute share the expenses of mediation according to the result. |
| (2) | The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism may support expenses necessary for the operation of the mediation committee within budgetary limits. |
| Article 36 (Maintenance of confidentiality) |
No person who engages or engaged in the duties of mediation of disputes of the mediation committee shall divulge the classified information that he or she learned in the course of duties to other persons or use such information for a purpose other than official purpose; provided, this shall not apply where other statutes prescribe otherwise.
CHAPTER VII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
| Article 37 (Prohibited acts) |
| (1) | No person shall, without proper authority, infringe on the business interests of a content producer by reproducing, distributing, broadcasting or forwarding the whole or considerable portion of a content that is produced with effort by the content producer and states, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, in it or on the packing the date of production, name of producer and the fact that it is protected under this Act; provided, where five years has elapsed from the date of initial production, this shall not apply. |
| (2) | No person shall, without proper authority, provide, import, manufacture, transfer, lease, forward, or exhibit for transfer or lease technologies, services, devices or main parts thereof with the main purpose of circumventing, removing or altering (hereinafter referred to as "neutralization") technological protection measures applied on the content to efficiently prevent the infringement under main clause of paragraph (1) by a content producer or a person who obtains permission from the content producer; provided, where devices or parts neutralizing technological protection measures are manufactured for the research and development of technological protection measures, this shall not apply. |
| (3) | Where a content producer reproduces, distributes, broadcasts or forwards a content after fraudulently indicating matters of indication under paragraph (1) or modifying them, indication shall be deemed not to have existed from the beginning. |
| Article 38 (Request for compensation for damage) |
| (1) | A person whose business interest is infringed or is likely to be infringed due to an act in violation of the main clause of Article 37 (1) or the main clause of paragraph (2) of the same Article may request cease or prevention of the violation and compensation for damages from the violation; provided, where a content producer fails to indicate the matters of indication under the main clause of Article 37 (1) in the content with regard to an act in violation of the same paragraph, this shall not apply. |
| (2) | Where the occurrence of damage is recognized but the calculation of the amount of damage is difficult, the court may recognize considerable damage in consideration of the intent of proceedings and the result of examination of evidence. |
| Article 39 (Legal fiction as public officials for purposes of applying penalty provisions) |
The members of the mediation committee, the executives and employees of the secretariat under Article 29 (3) and the executive officers and employees of institutions engaged in the duties entrusted pursuant to this Act shall be deemed a public official for purposes of applying Articles 129 through 132 of the Criminal Act. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2025>
CHAPTER VIII PENALTY PROVISIONS
| Article 40 (Penalty provisions) |
| (1) | Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won: <Amended on Aug. 21, 2017> |
| 1. | A person who infringes on the business interests of a content producer, in violation of the main clause of Article 37 (1); |
| 2. | A person who, without proper authority, provides, imports, manufactures, transfers, leases, forwards or exhibits for transfer or lease technologies, services, devices or main parts thereof with the main purpose of neutralizing technological protection measures, in violation of the main clause of Article 37 (2). |
| (2) | Crimes under paragraph (1) may be prosecuted if an accusation is made. |
| Article 41 (Penalty provisions) |
A person who divulges classified information that he or she has learned in the course of duties to other persons or uses it for a purpose other than official purpose in violation of Article 36 shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won.
| Article 42 (Joint penalty provisions) |
Where the representative of a corporation, or the agent, servant or employee of a juristic person or individual makes a violation under Article 40 concerning the duties of the corporation or individual, the corporation or individual shall be punished by a fine under the relevant provisions in addition to punishing the violator; provided, where the corporation or individual has not been negligent in considerable care and supervision in order to prevent the violation, this shall not apply.
ADDENDA <Act No. 10369, Jun. 10, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation; provided, the amended provisions of Article 2 (3) of Addenda shall enter into force on January 1, 2011. Article 3 (Relationship with other statutes)
Where other statue cites the former Content Industry Promotion Act or its provisions as at the time this Act enters into force, it shall be deemed to cite this Act or the relevant provisions of this Act in lieu of the former provisions, if there exists any provision corresponding thereto in this Act.
ADDENDA <Act No. 10629, May 19, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force two months after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDUM<Act No. 11318, Feb. 17, 2012>
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
| (1) | This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. |
ADDENDA <Act No. 12591, May 20, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 12844, Nov. 19, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation; provided, among the Acts amended pursuant to Article 6 of the Addenda, amendments to any Act, which was promulgated before this Act enters into force but the enforcement date of which has yet to arrive, shall enter into force on the enforcement date of the relevant Act.
ADDENDA <Act No. 13821, Jan. 27, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDUM <Act No. 14637, Mar. 21, 2017>
This Decree shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation; provided, the amended provisions of the Acts, which were promulgated before this Act enters into force, but the date on which they are to enter into force, has not arrived yet, among the Acts amended pursuant to Article 5 of the Addenda, shall enter into force on the enforcement dates of such Acts, respectively.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 15380, Feb. 21, 2018>
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 15641, Jun. 12, 2018>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 15826, Oct. 16, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to prescription interruption)
The amended provisions of Article 30 (3) through (5) shall begin to apply to a dispute mediation for which an application is filed for the first time after this Act enters into force.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 16066, Dec. 24, 2018>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 16694, Dec. 3, 2019>
This Decree shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 18782, Jan. 18, 2022>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Decree shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to master plans)
The amended provisions of Article 5 (3) 6-2 shall begin to apply where the Government formulates a master plan after this Act enters into force.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 19579, Aug. 8, 2023>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 20500, Oct. 22, 2024>
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 20750, Jan. 31, 2025>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force 1 year after the date of its promulgation; provided, the amended provisions of Article 9 (1) shall enter into force 6 months after the date of its promulgation. Article 2 (Applicability to composition of dispute mediation committee)
The amended provisions of Article 29-2 (2) shall begin to apply to cases where the dispute mediation committee is composed after this Act enters into force. Article 3 (Applicability to recommendation for settlement)
The amended provisions of Article 33-2 shall also apply to cases pending in the mediation committee as at the time this Act enters into force. Article 4 (Applicability to ex officio mediation decisions and suspension of mediation)
The amended provisions of Articles 33-3 and 34 shall begin to apply to applications for mediation filed with the mediation committee after this Act enters into force. Article 5 (Applicability to commencement of collective dispute mediation)
The amended provisions of Articles 33-4 shall begin to apply to requests or applications for mediation filed with the mediation committee after this Act enters into force.
ADDENDA <Act No. 21065, Oct. 1, 2025>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation; provided, among the statutes to be amended under Article 5 of the Addenda, any amendment made by this Act to the statutes that were promulgated before this Act enters into force but whose enforcement dates have yet to arrive shall enter into force on the respective enforcement dates of those statutes, and the amended provisions listed in the following subparagraphs shall enter into force on the respective dates specified therein: | 1. | The amended provisions listed in each of the following items shall enter into force on January 2, 2026; provided, among the statutes to be amended under Article 7 of the Addenda (limited to the portion related to the amended provisions of items (a) and (b)), any amendment made to a statute that was promulgated before the enforcement date specified in the main clause but the enforcement date prescribed in the main clause has yet to arrive shall enter into force on the enforcement date of that statute; |
| (a) | The amended provisions of Articles 19 (4), 23, 29 (1) 1, and 30; |
| (b) | The amended provisions of Articles 12 (2), 19 (3), 22, and 29 (2) proviso (limited to the portion related to the Minister of Finance and Economy and the Ministry of Finance and Economy); |
| (c) | Statutes to be amended under Article 7 of the Addenda (limited to the portion related to the amended provisions referred to in items (a) and (b)); |
ADDENDA <Act No. 21066, Oct. 1, 2025>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation; provided, among the statutes to be amended under Article 7 of the Addenda, any amendment made by this Act to the statutes that were promulgated before this Act enters into force but whose enforcement dates have yet to arrive shall enter into force on the respective enforcement dates of those statutes.