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Offline Crackdown

페이지 공유 사이트 목록 프린트

Overview

- Create a sound copyright ecosystem through the collection, destruction and deletion of illegal reproductions pursuant to Article 133 of the Copyright Act and support for investigations and crackdowns on copyright infringement by the MCST’s Special Judicial Police

Collection, Destruction and Deletion of Illegal Reproductions

Key content
  • Conduct special inspections on the distribution of illegal reproductions targeting major national hubs for each genre such as offline music, videos, publications, characters and games
  • Educate operators of street stalls, copy shops, etc. and distribute promotional materials to raise awareness toward copyright
  • Support activities of the MCST’s Special Judicial Police including online and offline information gathering for large-scale copyright infringement investigations and field inspections

Types of Crackdowns on Illegal Reproductions

Category Content Photo
Regular inspections on major distribution hubs nationwide
  • • Copyright protection activities through regular crackdowns on commercial or habitual infringement hubs
  • • Guidance and prevention activities targeting small-scale street stalls for livelihood
 전국 주요유통검점 상시단속 사진
Special inspections for each genre, period and region
  • • Special inspections on major hubs for music, videos, publications, characters, etc.
  • • Joint inspections on illegal reproductions with relevant institutions such the Korea Customs Service
 장르별,시기별,지역별 특별 단속강화 사진
Joint crackdowns with the Special Judiciary Police
  • • Support for field duties and technology for investigations on large-scale production and distribution of illegal reproductions
  • • Monitoring of distribution channels such as websites and social mediaS
  • • Information gathering activities in field locations for offline distribution
 특별사법경찰과 합동단속 사진

Organizational Structure for Nationwide Crackdowns by Region

Organizational structure for nationwide crackdowns by region

Korea Copyright Protection Agency

  • Seoul Office(Seoul Metropolitan Area and Gangwon-do)
  • Gwangju Office(Gwangju Metropolitan City, Jeollabuk-do, Jeollanam-do, Chungcheongnam-do and Jeju-do)
  • Daegu Office (Daegu Metropolitan City, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Chungcheongbuk-do)
  • Busan Office(Busan Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City and Gyeongsangnam-do)

Procedures for Crackdowns on Illegal Reproductions

Procedures for crackdowns on illegal reproductions

  1. 1. Receipt of reports and field inspections

  2. 2. Notification of violations and issuance of a writ of collection confirmation

  3. 3. Guidance on the procedure for raising an objection and collection of illegal reproductions

  4. 4. Storage of illegal reproductions

  5. 5. Destruction of illegal reproductions upon the termination of the mandatory storage period