Bill Proposed to Strengthen Management and Supervision of Copyright Compensation Organizations

Organizations Exercising Rights of Non-Members
Regulations Equivalent to Trust Management Agencies Applied

Assemblyman Kim Jaewon, a member of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, announced on April 13 that he has proposed a partial amendment to the Copyright Act aimed at strengthening the management and supervision system for organizations that receive copyright compensation.

Under the current law, when copyrighted works are included in textbooks, compensation must be paid to the holders of the copyright property rights, and the exercise of these rights is carried out through compensation-receiving organizations designated by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Although these compensation-receiving organizations are able to exercise the rights of non-members who have not voluntarily entrusted their rights, there has been criticism that the regulations for management and supervision are weaker than those applied to copyright trust management agencies.

The proposed amendment introduces management and supervision regulations for compensation-receiving organizations at the same level as those for copyright trust management agencies.

Assemblyman Kim stated, "Although compensation-receiving organizations in effect perform public functions, their management and supervision system is not sufficiently supported," and added, "With this amendment, we will further strengthen the fairness and reliability of the copyright system."

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