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The Challenge of Personal Information Act for Oral History Project

  • Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
  • Abbr : JRMASK
  • 2017, 17(1), pp.193~216
  • DOI : 10.14404/JKSARM.2017.17.1.193
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science > Archival Studies / Conservation
  • Published : February 28, 2017

Hosin, Lee 1

1한성대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to understand issues related to the Personal Information Act recently emerging in the field of oral history, and to prepare countermeasures for oral history academics and archives. The Personal Information Act is intended to protect the confidentiality and freedom of the constitutional privacy, and to assure the right to self-determination of information, thereby realizing the dignity and value of the individual. Oral history is intended for living persons; therefore, strict ethical standards are needed to protect the morality of the person behind the sound recordings and appears as the subject of oral history. However, if the uniform application of the Personal Information Act is made, it is a requirement to make the process of consenting and notifying excessively complex and almost impossible to realize, making collection and service of oral history resource improbable. The mechanical and strict application of the Personal Information Act does not come into being because it has the aspect of undermining the inherent intrinsic value of oral history resources and making it difficult to maintain the authenticity of the records. To solve these problems, it is necessary to revise Article 58 (4) of the Personal Information Act of Korea. In addition, it is necessary to establish a guideline for the establishment of independent ethical standards of oral history itself, especially for the protection of the moral rights of third parties.

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