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Copyright Act — Article 122-4 (Executive officers of Protection Agency)

저작권법 제122조의4

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) The Protection Agency shall have not more than nine directors including one chairperson, and one auditor; the auditor and directors excluding the chairperson shall be part-time, and the chairperson shall preside over meetings of the board of directors.

(2) The chairperson shall be appointed and dismissed by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

(3) The term of office of the chairperson shall be three years.

(4) The chairperson shall represent and exercise overall control over the Protection Agency.

(5) Where the chairperson is unable to perform his or her duties in extenuating circumstances, one of directors in the order enumerated in the articles of incorporation shall act on behalf of the chairperson.

(6) No person who falls under any subparagraph of Article 33 of the State Public Officials Act shall be an executive officer of the Protection Agency referred to in paragraph (1).[This Article Added on Mar. 22, 2016]

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