As Korea Implements Fair Use, Two Cases Offer Precedent for Flexible Copyright Exceptions and Limitations

In 2012, the Korean Copyright Act was amended to include the general provision of a fair use for the effectuation of the U.S. – Korea FTA.  The newly introduced article 35-3 (Fair Use of Copyrighted Material)[1] states that “the copyrighted work may be used, among other things, for reporting, criticism, education, and research.” (emphasis added). [...]