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Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 15823 of October 16, 2018), Republic of Korea

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Year of Version 2019 Dates Amended up to: April 17, 2019 Entry into force: January 28, 1957 Promulgated: January 28, 1957 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Plant Variety Protection, Other Notes This consolidated version of the Copyright Act takes into account amendments up to Act No. 15823 of October 16, 2018. The said amending Act No. 15823 introduced amendments to the following provisions of this consolidated version: - Section 25(8) & (9), which entered into force on April 17, 2019; and - Section 113-2(5), which entered into force on October 16, 2018 (see also "ADDENDA " at the end of this consolidated version for further information).

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Korean 저작권법 [법률 제432호, 1957. 1. 28., 제정, 법률 제15823호, 2018. 10. 16., 일부개정] PDF English Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 15823 of October 16, 2018) PDF WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet French Loi sur le droit d'auteur (loi n° 432 du 28 janvier 1957, telle que modifiée jusqu'à la loi n° 15823 du 16 octobre 2018) PDF Spanish Ley de 1957 sobre le Derecho de Autor (Ley N° 432 de 28 de enero de 1957, modificada por la Ley N° 15823 de 16 de octubre de 2018) PDF English Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 15823 of October 16, 2018) PDF
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WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/KOR/13
IP/N/1/KOR/C/5
WIPO Lex No. KR282