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Copyright Act — Article 63 (Establishment of publication right)

저작권법 제63조

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) A person who holds the right to reproduce or distribute a work (hereinafter referred to as "holder of the right of reproduction") may establish the right to publish such work (hereinafter referred to as "publication right") for a person who intends to publish such work in documents or pictures by printing them or by other method similar thereto.

(2) A person for whom the publication right is established pursuant to paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "holder of the publication right") may hold the right to publish the original copy of the work that is the object of the publication right as prescribed by the act of establishment.

(3) Where the pledge has been established for the right of reproduction of relevant work, the holder of the right of reproduction may establish the publication right therefor only with the pledgee’s permit.[This Article Added on Dec. 2, 2011][Previous Article 63 moved to Article 62 <Dec. 2, 2011>]

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