The Subordinate Legislation of the Artist Rights Protection Act Will Be Specified

Ministry of Culture Hosts Forum... Featuring Professor Hwang Seung-heum of Kookmin University and Others

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Artists Welfare Foundation will hold a forum on the subordinate legislation of the "Act on the Status and Rights of Artists (Artist Rights Protection Act)" on the 21st. They will gather opinions from cultural and artistic stakeholders on the enforcement decree and enforcement rules of the Artist Rights Protection Act established by the Ministry of Culture. The Artist Rights Protection Act was enacted in August last year. It aims to pursue an equal creative environment and fair and free activities for artists.

The general content of the draft enforcement decree and enforcement rules will be explained by Professor Hwang Seung-heum of Kookmin University, who has been conducting research on the subordinate legislation of the Artist Rights Protection Act. Lee Seong-mi, representative of the Women’s Culture and Arts Union, and Lee Shin-jeong-seok, representative of the Cultural and Artistic Labor Solidarity, will propose supplementary content. The discussion will include Kim Hyun-soo, head of strategy at the Korea Federation of Artistic and Cultural Organizations, Son Yi-sang, policy committee member of the Seoul Korean Ethnic Arts Organizations Federation, and Son Dong-hyuk, head of the Cultural Space Division at the Incheon Cultural Foundation. A Ministry of Culture official stated, "We will collect field opinions and ensure the smooth preparation of the draft subordinate legislation of the Artist Rights Protection Act, which will take effect on September 25."

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