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Copyright Act — Article 141 (Joint penalty provisions)

저작권법 제141조

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.

If a representative of a legal person, or an agent, employee or other employed persons of a legal person or an individual has committed a crime as prescribed under this Chapter with respect to the affairs of the legal person or the individual, the fine prescribed under the relevant Articles shall be imposed on such a legal person or an individual in addition to the punishment of the offender; provided, where a legal person or an individual has not neglected to pay reasonable attention to and supervise the relevant affairs in order to prevent such an offense, the same shall not apply. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2009; Aug. 8, 2023>

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