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Copyright Act — Article 111 (Imposition of penalty surcharges)

저작권법 제111조

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) When a copyright management service provider falls under any of the subparagraphs of Article 109 (1) and thus has to be given a disposition of business suspension, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism may impose and collect a penalty surcharge not exceeding 1/100 of the royalties and remunerations collected in the immediately preceding year, in lieu of the disposition of business suspension, as prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, where it is impractical to calculate the amount to be collected, the Minister may impose and collect a penalty surcharge in an amount not exceeding one billion won. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 22, 2016; Aug. 8, 2023>

(2) When the person who has been given a disposition of business suspension pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) fails to pay the penalty surcharge by the payment deadline, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall collect it in the same manner as delinquent national taxes are collected. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 22, 2016; Aug. 8, 2023>

(3) The penalty surcharge collected pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) may be used by the collecting body to establish order of healthy use of works. <Amended on Mar. 22, 2016>

(4) Matters necessary for the amount of penalty surcharge in accordance with the kind, degree, etc. of violation for which a penalty surcharge is imposed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), procedures for use of penalty surcharge pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3), etc. shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 22, 2016>

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