Creative works may be reproduced as internal data for judicial proceedings or legal or administrative purposes.
Reproduction as Internal Data for Judicial Proceedings or Legal or Administrative Purposes- Creative works may be reproduced as internal data within the scope required for judicial proceedings or legal or administrative purposes (main text of Article 23 of the Copyright Act).
- However, the creative work shall not be reproduced if such acts unjustly infringe on the copyright holder’s interests according to the type, number of reproduced copies, form, etc., of the creative work (Condition of Article 23 of the Copyright Act).
Translation as Internal Data for Judicial Proceedings or Legal or Administrative Purposes- Creative works may be reproduced as internal data within the scope required for trials or investigations, or legal or administrative purposes (Article 36, paragraph 2 of the Copyright Act).
The Obligation of Source Statement- The source of the creative work shall be specified to reproduce or translate it as internal data within the scope required for trials or investigations, or legal or administrative purposes (main text of Article 37, paragraph 1 of the Copyright Act).
- The user shall specify the source through a method considered justifiable according to the situation in which the creative work will be used. If the creator’s real name or pseudonym is stated on the creative work, the user shall specify such real name or pseudonym (Article 37, paragraph 2 of the Copyright Act).
※ Suppose the creative work is used as internal data for trials or investigations or legal or administrative purposes without specifying the source. In this case, the user shall be fined up to KRW 50 million (Article 138, subparagraph 2 of the Copyright Act).