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Copyright Policy

All copyrights and publishing rights of content provided through this service by JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), including news articles, photographs, charts, audio and video, are owned by JoongAng Ilbo and its affiliated companies and is protected under copyright law. Accordingly, users of this service must comply with the following:

  • Without prior permission from JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd., users are prohibited from directly or indirectly modifying, reproducing, distributing, publishing, displaying, selling, commercializing or using any content from this service in any form of media, including internet, mobile, database or other information services. In particular, the creation of internal databases or information services by companies or organizations for in-house use is prohibited under copyright law, even if such use is limited to non-commercial internal purposes.

  • Users of this service agree not to distort, adapt or alter any information provided through the service. JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd. shall not be held responsible for any issues arising from such actions. In addition, users may not use the Company’s information for commercial or non-commercial information services or resale purposes without prior written consent.

  • Use of information provided through this service is limited to one-time, individual use. Copying, printing, storing for reusing such information through electronic media, including the internet and mobile platforms, is not permitted. However, non-commercial use for personal reference or educational purposes may be exceptionally permitted. In such cases, the source must be clearly attributed to “JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd.” (If the copyright belongs to a party other than JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd. or its affiliated companies, users must refer to the copyright notice provided with the content and properly attribute the original copyright holder.) For further exceptions, please refer to Section 6 of the Korean Copyright Act.

  • Users who have entered into a separate agreement with JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd. to provide information services may use the content only for the purposes expressly authorized under such agreement.

All users of this service, including those providing information services under contract with JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd., must comply with the above conditions.

For uses beyond the scope described above, please refer to the following information:

Copyright Inquiries

  • For copyright-related inquiries or to enter into an agreement with JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd. for use of content provided through this service:

  • If the Company requests removal of content due to external copyright infringement involving services provided by the Company, the relevant party must immediately remove the infringing content and submit the relevant documentation to the person in charge at the Company.

  • Reference Website: Korea Copyright Commission (한국저작권위원회 )