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Building International Anti-Piracy Governance with the Korean Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy
Established a foundation for cooperation between a research institute and a creators organization to respond to overseas-based piracy sites.
Co-hosted a policy roundtable with the office of Rep. Kim Yong-min and signed a working agreement for anti-piracy action.
The association was launched to protect the rights of digital content creators, including webtoon and web novel creators, and to build a fair creative environment.
Discussed overseas servers, international coordination, the profit structure of illegal sites, and ways to improve the effectiveness of investigation and blocking.
Recruited members centered on active webtoon and web novel creators and laid the groundwork for exchange and cooperation among creators.
Built an information structure for the association profile, membership sign-up, creator counseling, rights-protection activities, and notices.
Raised the need for a National Assembly-level response framework to address piracy affecting K-digital content such as webtoons and web novels.
Built a professional tax support system for webtoon and web novel creators, including bookkeeping, tax filing, and consulting.
Delivered on-the-ground perspectives from webtoon and web novel creators in discussions on AI and copyright policy.
Raised the need to improve recognition of webtoon and web novel creators artistic activity and their access to welfare systems.
Organized reported infringement cases and delivered them to the affected platforms and rights holders.
Investigated cases of unauthorized alteration and reposting of webtoons and web novels on overseas platforms and social media services.
Expanded public awareness of piracy through an online hashtag campaign joined by creators and readers.
Provided basic counseling and guidance on creator rights violations, piracy-related harm, artist activity certification, and tax and contract inquiries.
Planned an education program for webtoon and web novel creators on copyright, contracts, business literacy, anti-piracy response, and AI policy.
Reviewed and built a referral system to respond to creator demand for advice on contracts, settlements, tax, legal affairs, and copyright.
Proposed a 24-hour automated monitoring and evidence capture system to respond to renewed spread through substitute domains and mirror sites after emergency blocking of illegal K-content sites.
Received reports concerning online harassment of Korean creators and advocacy of piracy, then requested action from the relevant platforms.
Recruited creators harmed by piracy while collecting evidence related to affected works and advancing legal review.
Reorganized the internal operating structure for membership management, external cooperation, policy response, anti-piracy work, and education and counseling projects.
Submitted comments on the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposed amendment from the perspective of creator rights protection and anti-piracy action.
Submitted comments on creator rights protection, the use of training data, and compensation systems in response to the spread of generative AI.
Submitted recommendations for institutional reform that reflect the characteristics of serialized digital content, including platform serialization, pen-name activity, and proof of creative work by webtoon and web novel creators.