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Copyright Act — Article 75 (Remuneration by broadcast organizations to performer)

저작권법 제75조

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 broadcast organizations sends out a broadcast by using commercial phonograms in which performances are recorded, it shall pay reasonable remuneration to the performers; provided, when the performer is a foreigner and the relevant foreign country does not recognize remuneration pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph to the performer who is a national of the Republic of Korea, the same shall not apply. <Amended on Mar. 22, 2016>

(2) Article 25 (7) through (11) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the payment, etc. of remuneration under paragraph (1). <Amended on Feb. 4, 2020>

(3) The amount of remuneration which the organization referred to in paragraph (2) may claim on behalf of the holder of right to remuneration shall be determined each year by an agreement between the relevant organization and the broadcast organizations.

(4) If no agreement is reached under paragraph (3), an organization or broadcast organization may request for mediation to the Commission, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Apr. 4, 2009; Feb. 4, 2020>

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