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Between strong and weak copyright: their impacts on the Korean music industry

A common perception is that a strong copyright regime protects cultural diversity and creativity; thus, it should be well developed, implemented, and respected. However, this belief may be different for certain industries or countries. In other words, strong copyright may not bring about a positive...

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Main Author: Parc, Jimmyn
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2024
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H Social Sciences (General)
M Music
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/47151/
https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2023.2268105
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spelling my.um.eprints.471512024-12-31T07:30:40Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/47151/ Between strong and weak copyright: their impacts on the Korean music industry Parc, Jimmyn H Social Sciences (General) M Music A common perception is that a strong copyright regime protects cultural diversity and creativity; thus, it should be well developed, implemented, and respected. However, this belief may be different for certain industries or countries. In other words, strong copyright may not bring about a positive impact as expected whereas weak copyright can bring about positive impacts contrary to one's expectations, which is different from the conventional belief on copyright. This paper explores this issue with the Korea music industry. Although this industry has recently enjoyed global popularity with K-pop, it was lesser-developed as it endured many difficulties over several decades. By comparing and analyzing these two contrasting periods, the case of the Korean music industry demonstrates that both weak and strong copyright has helped with its development. This interesting case can provide meaningful implications regarding the practice and development of copyright and its impact on the growth of the music industry, particularly in the era of digitization. Taylor & Francis 2024-09 Article PeerReviewed Parc, Jimmyn (2024) Between strong and weak copyright: their impacts on the Korean music industry. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 30 (6). pp. 762-773. ISSN 1028-6632, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2023.2268105 <https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2023.2268105>. https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2023.2268105 10.1080/10286632.2023.2268105
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Parc, Jimmyn
Between strong and weak copyright: their impacts on the Korean music industry
description A common perception is that a strong copyright regime protects cultural diversity and creativity; thus, it should be well developed, implemented, and respected. However, this belief may be different for certain industries or countries. In other words, strong copyright may not bring about a positive impact as expected whereas weak copyright can bring about positive impacts contrary to one's expectations, which is different from the conventional belief on copyright. This paper explores this issue with the Korea music industry. Although this industry has recently enjoyed global popularity with K-pop, it was lesser-developed as it endured many difficulties over several decades. By comparing and analyzing these two contrasting periods, the case of the Korean music industry demonstrates that both weak and strong copyright has helped with its development. This interesting case can provide meaningful implications regarding the practice and development of copyright and its impact on the growth of the music industry, particularly in the era of digitization.
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title_short Between strong and weak copyright: their impacts on the Korean music industry
title_full Between strong and weak copyright: their impacts on the Korean music industry
title_fullStr Between strong and weak copyright: their impacts on the Korean music industry
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