Assemblyman Lee Byung-hoon Proposes Amendment to the "Music Industry Promotion Act"

Legal Basis Established for Delegation to Associations and Organizations Designated by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism for Training Karaoke Room Operators

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Congressman Lee Byung-hoon (Gwangju Dong-gu Nam-gu Eul·Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee) has proposed an amendment to the "Act on the Promotion of the Music Industry" that allows the education of karaoke room operators to be entrusted to associations or organizations established for the purpose of promoting the music industry and designated by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The current law stipulates that the mayor or county head of the city, county, or district office must conduct education on compliance matters, disaster prevention, and system changes related to the operation of karaoke rooms, and new registrants are required to complete this education.

Additionally, current regulations allow education for karaoke room operators to be entrusted at the discretion of the provincial governor to associations or organizations established for the purpose of promoting the music industry.

In reality, education for karaoke room operators has been conducted in a formal manner due to differences in the number of registered businesses by local government, lack of personnel to handle tasks, and excessive workload when local governments conduct the education.

Even when education is entrusted and conducted by associations or organizations, concerns have been consistently raised that the level of education varies depending on the capacity of the entrusted association or organization, making it difficult to provide professional and consistent education.

Congressman Lee said, "Karaoke rooms hold a significant place in the leisure activities of the public but have been hit hard by COVID-19. Education for karaoke room operators is very important for establishing a healthy leisure culture and developing the music industry, including disaster prevention such as quarantine, sound operation, and understanding of copyright. Through this, the former status of karaoke rooms as a national leisure activity must be restored."

If the amendment passes, the mayor or county head of the city, county, or district office will be able to entrust education for karaoke room operators to associations or organizations designated by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism for the purpose of promoting the music industry, which is expected to enable efficient operation of education and improvement of educational effects.

Furthermore, it is anticipated that the burden of local government enforcement tasks such as administrative guidance will decrease, contributing significantly to the efficiency of local government administration.

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