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A Study on the Current State of Illegal Distribution of Literary Works on Internet Cafes and Homepages

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management
  • Abbr : JKOSIM
  • 2004, 21(4), pp.209~232
  • DOI : 10.3743/KOSIM.2004.21.4.209
  • Publisher : 한국정보관리학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : November 17, 2004
  • Accepted : December 14, 2004
  • Published : December 30, 2004

Kwack, Dong Chul 1

1청주대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to examine the current state of illegal distribution of literary works on internet cafes and homepages, and figure out how to protect the rights of copyright holders. For this study, examined were the cafes and menus of homepages of major Websites on the Internet, where illegal copying and delivery of literary works could happen. For each Website, the volumes of the entire collection, the number of literary works held, the maximum and average number of transactions were investigated, and literary works categorized according to genres were analyzed. The result shows that the strict legislation and regulation by government or copyright organizations could hinder the positive distribution of awareness about the copyright; but, still strongly needed is the promotion and education of the importance of copyright to help the public understand better. Providers of portal services should take a proper step to strengthen the training of and systematic support for copyright-related issues for both operators and users of cafes and homepages on Websites.

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