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Copyright Act — Article 103-3 (Request for information on reproducers and interactive transmitters)

저작권법 제103조의3

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-09-26. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-08-11) — check the Korean original.

(1) Where the claimant to a right has requested an online service provider to provide information owned by such online service provider, such as the names and addresses of the relevant reproducer or interactive transmitter to the minimum extent necessary to file a civil lawsuit or bring criminal charges, but the online service provider has refused such request, the claimant to the right may request the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism to issue an order to the online service provider to provide such information.

(2) In receipt of a request under paragraph (1), the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism may order the online service provider to submit information on the relevant reproducer or interactive transmitter, after undergoing deliberation by the Copyright Protection Deliberation Committee referred to in Article 122-6. <Amended on Mar. 22, 2016>

(3) The online service provider shall submit relevant information to the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism within seven days from receipt of an order under paragraph (2), and the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall provide such information to a person who has made a request under paragraph (1), without delay.

(4) No person provided with information on the relevant reproducer or interactive transmitter pursuant to paragraph (3) shall use such information for the purposes other than those requested under paragraph (1).

(5) Other matters necessary for the provision of information on reproducers or interactive transmitters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Added on Dec. 2, 2011]

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