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Main text(s) Main text(s) Korean 저작권법 [법률 제432호, 1957. 1. 28., 제정, 법률 제17592 호, 2020. 12. 8., 일부개정]      English Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 17592 of December 8, 2020)      

Additional Text(s) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) French Loi sur le droit d'auteur (loi n° 432 du 28 janvier 1957, telle que modifiée jusqu'à la loi n° 17592 du 8 décembre 2020) Spanish Ley de 1957 sobre le Derecho de Autor (Ley N° 432 de 28 de enero de 1957, modificada por la Ley N° 17592 de 8 de diciembre de 2020) English Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 17592 of December 8, 2020)

Legislation Supersedes (9 text(s)) Supersedes (9 text(s))

• Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 16933 of February 4, 2020)  (KR299)
• Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 15823 of October 16, 2018)  (KR282)
• Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 14634 of March 21, 2017) (KR254)
• Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 12137 of December 30, 2013) (KR219)
• Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 11903 of July 16, 2013) (KR135)
• Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 11110 of December 2, 2011) (KR103)
• Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 9625 of April 22, 2009) (KR069)
• Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 8101 of December 28, 2006) (KR058)
• Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 5015 of December 6, 1995) (KR001)

Is superseded by (2 text(s)) Is superseded by (2 text(s))

• Copyright Act (amended up to Act No. 19597 of August 8, 2023)  (KR310)
• Copyright Act (Act No. 432 of January 28, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 17588 of December 8, 2020)  (KR298)

Treaties Relates to (1 record) Relates to (1 record)

• Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America (June 30, 2007)

WTO Document Reference

IP/N/1/KOR/27

IP/N/1/KOR/C/7