ACT ON PRESS ARBITRATION AND DAMAGE REMEDIES

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to make the freedom of the press compatible with public responsibilities thereof, by establishing an effective remedial system, including conciliation or arbitration, to settle disputes, if any, concerning reputation or rights, or other legal interests infringed on through any press report or medium by any press organization, etc.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Aug. 8, 2023>

1. The term "press" means any broadcasting, newspaper, periodical including any magazine, news communications or online newspaper;

2. The term "broadcasting" means any television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, data broadcasting or digital multimedia broadcasting defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Broadcasting Act;

3. The term "broadcasting business operator" means any terrestrial broadcasting business operator, CATV broadcasting business operator, satellite broadcasting business operator or broadcasting channel use business operator defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Broadcasting Act;

4. The term "newspaper" means any newspaper defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on the Promotion of Newspapers;

5. The term "newspaper business operator" means any newspaper business operator defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Act on the Promotion of Newspapers;

6. The term "periodical including a magazine" means any magazine and other publications defined in subparagraph 1 (a) and (d) of Article 2 of the Act on Promotion of Periodicals, Including Magazines;

7. The term "business operator publishing a periodical including a magazine" means any person who publishes any magazine or other publications among periodical business operators defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Act on Promotion of Periodicals, Including Magazines;

8. The term "news communications" means news communications defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on Promotion of News Communications;

ACT ON PRESS ARBITRATION AND DAMAGE REMEDIES

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Freedom and independence of press) #

Article 4(Social responsibilities of press) #

Article 5(Principle of remedies for damage caused by press) #

Article 5-2(Protection of personality rights of the deceased) #

Article 6(Ombudsman) #

Article 7(Establishment of Press Arbitration Commission) #

Article 8(Independence of arbitration commissioner in performance of duties and grounds for disqualification) #

Article 9(Arbitral tribunals) #

Article 10(Exclusion of arbitration commissioner) #

Article 11(Secretariat) #

Article 11-2(Reporting on activities of Arbitration Commission) #

Article 12(Financial resources for operation of Arbitration Commission) #

Article 13(Legal fiction as public officials in application of penal provisions) #

Article 14(Conditions necessary for request for report on corrected statement) #

Article 15(Exercise of right to require relevant press organization to report corrected statement) #

Article 16(Right to require relevant press organization to report contradictory statement) #

Article 17(Right to require relevant press organization to make further report) #

Article 17-2(Special provisions on Internet news services) #

Article 18(Application for conciliation) #

Article 19(Conciliation) #

Article 20(Examination of evidence) #

Article 21(Decision) #

Article 22(Ex officio decision on conciliation) #

Article 23(Effect of agreement by conciliation) #

Article 24(Arbitration) #

Article 25(Effect of arbitration awards) #

Article 26(Proceedings in respect of request for report on corrected statement, etc.) #

Article 27(Trial) #

Article 28(Objection procedures) #

Article 29(Priority conduct of proceedings related to press report) #

Article 30(Compensation for damage) #

Article 31(Special provisions in cases of defamation) #

Article 32(Recommendations for correction) #

Article 33 #

Article 34(Administrative fines) #