Korea Copyright Commission

The Korea Copyright Commission (KCC) Korean agency dedicated to copyright-related affairs representing the government of South Korea.

[1][2] It promotes the legitimate use of works, and development of the copyright industry.

[1] The KCC copyright dispute moderation role serves as the non-judiciary dispute resolution body while the organization in charge of administering copyright enforcement is the Korea Copyright Protection Agency.

In 2009, a new revision of the Act introduced new policy for online copyright infringement including the power to delete illegal copies, notify the copyright infringers, and suspend online access to “repeated” infringers.

[5] In 2012, the KCC launched GongU Madang, a searchable database for works with permissive or expired copyrights.