@article{ART001408027},
author={Kwi-Sun Si},
title={A Study on the Use and Protection of Copyrights in Public Archives},
journal={Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management},
issn={1598-1487},
year={2009},
volume={9},
number={2},
pages={159-188}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kwi-Sun Si
TI - A Study on the Use and Protection of Copyrights in Public Archives
JO - Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
PY - 2009
VL - 9
IS - 2
PB - Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
SP - 159
EP - 188
SN - 1598-1487
AB - In the midst of computerization and digitization of the archives, the way of use and the need of users to use the public archives has been changed and expanded. It draws concerned party's attention to the copyrights in the public archives and the protection of the copyrights of the public archives. This study examines the exiting copyright laws in Korea and some foreign countries, interprets the laws, and presents legal implications when the laws are applied to the public archives held in the National Archives of Korea(NAK). The public records are “literary works" and their copyrights are to be protected. Most of the public archives held in the NAK are also “creative works" which are the presentations of thoughts and feelings of the individuals, the records creators in the public agencies. The holder of the copyrights of the archives is not the NAK, but the agency which created the archives, such as the central government and local governments. To promote the use of public archives, we need to expand the public domain in the public records and archives and the fair use of the archives. To do this, I suggest to amend and complement the Copyrights Act, the Pubic Records/Archives Management Act, and the Opening Records in the Public Agencies Act(FOIA in Korea). The establishment of a coordinating body dealing the copyrights in pubic record and archives is strongly recommended. The coordinating body will provide guidelines on protecting copyrights and expand the fair use and the public domain of the public archives.
KW - Copyright;copyrighted public records;fair use;public domain;National Archives of Korea;FOIA
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Kwi-Sun Si. (2009). A Study on the Use and Protection of Copyrights in Public Archives. Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management, 9(2), 159-188.
Kwi-Sun Si. 2009, "A Study on the Use and Protection of Copyrights in Public Archives", Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management, vol.9, no.2 pp.159-188.
Kwi-Sun Si "A Study on the Use and Protection of Copyrights in Public Archives" Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management 9.2 pp.159-188 (2009) : 159.
Kwi-Sun Si. A Study on the Use and Protection of Copyrights in Public Archives. 2009; 9(2), 159-188.
Kwi-Sun Si. "A Study on the Use and Protection of Copyrights in Public Archives" Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management 9, no.2 (2009) : 159-188.
Kwi-Sun Si. A Study on the Use and Protection of Copyrights in Public Archives. Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management, 9(2), 159-188.
Kwi-Sun Si. A Study on the Use and Protection of Copyrights in Public Archives. Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management. 2009; 9(2) 159-188.
Kwi-Sun Si. A Study on the Use and Protection of Copyrights in Public Archives. 2009; 9(2), 159-188.
Kwi-Sun Si. "A Study on the Use and Protection of Copyrights in Public Archives" Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management 9, no.2 (2009) : 159-188.
