Copyright Adjustment System Becomes Much More Convenient to Use

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to Establish 'Copyright Electronic Mediation System' in First Half of Year... Operation Starting October

The use of the copyright mediation system is becoming much more convenient.

On the 14th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it will establish the 'Copyright Electronic Mediation System' in the first half of the year and operate it from October. The electronic mediation system refers to the digitalization of mediation applications, submission of preparatory documents, notification of mediation results, and record management, which were previously done by paper or mail. Simplifying the mediation process is expected to improve the convenience and accessibility for the parties involved in disputes.

The time taken from mediation application to notification of results may also be reduced. An official stated, "It is expected to be shortened by about two weeks, from a minimum of 74 days to 60 days." They added, "Along with the ex officio mediation system, it will greatly contribute to resolving disputes for copyright holders in difficult situations, such as small businesses, small merchants, and individual creators."

The ex officio mediation system is a mediation framework in which the Korea Copyright Commission makes a decision ex officio when one party unreasonably rejects the mediation proposal or when the estimated mediation amount is less than 10 million won. It was introduced last year and is evaluated to have encouraged the activation of the mediation system.

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