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Copyright Act — Article 104-5 (Prohibition of forging of labels)

저작권법 제104조의5

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.

No person shall conduct any of the following acts without legitimate authority:

1. Act of forging labels of works, etc. to be attached, enclosed or added to illegal copies or their documents or packaging, or act of distributing forged labels or owning them for the purpose of distribution upon knowing such fact;

2. Act of distributing labels produced upon obtaining a permit from the holder of right of works, etc. or a person who has received consent from the holder of right, beyond the permitted range, or act of redistributing forged labels or owning them for the purpose of redistribution upon knowing such fact;

3. Act of forging documents or packaging distributed together with legitimate copies of works, etc. to use them for illegal copies, or act of distributing forged documents or packaging or owning them for the purpose of distribution upon knowing such fact.[This Article Added on Dec. 2, 2011]

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