What is copyright infringement?
Unauthorized use of another person's work can constitute copyright infringement.
In this context, a work refers to a creative work that expresses human thoughts and feelings, including text, photographs, music, art, video, computer programs, and so on.
1) What is copyright?
- It refers to the rights a creator has to their work. It can be recognized even without separate registration.
- Original expression is recognized for creativity and is protected by copyright law.
2) In these cases, it constitutes copyright infringement.
- Using a work without the copyright holder's permission
- Copying or modifying part of a copyright holder's work
- Using a work in a manner that infringes on the author's moral rights (e.g., right of publication, right of attribution, right of integrity)
- Using a project's reward (product or service)
- Using text or photographs used in a project story
3) Examples of copyright infringement
- If you capture screenshots from popular dramas or entertainment programs and use them in a project story, it can constitute copyright infringement.
- Copyright is recognized even in short text. The court acknowledged that a person who published tweets from author Lee Wae-soo without permission infringed on Lee Wae-soo's copyright.