CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to firmly establish a healthy popular culture and to contribute to enhancing the quality of Korean cultural life by laying the foundation for the popular culture and arts industry, and by prescribing matters concerning relevant business entities, popular culture artists, etc.
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Aug. 8, 2023>
1. The term "popular culture and arts industry" means an industry that produces broadcasting products, films, video products, show performances, records, music files, music video products, music video files, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "popular culture products") using popular culture services provided by popular culture artists, or that brokers, plans, manages, etc. the provision of popular culture services provided by popular culture artists in order to produce popular culture products, which is prescribed by Presidential Decree;
2. The term "popular culture services" means acting, dancing, playing musical instruments, singing, and reciting, with regard to the popular culture and arts industry and other services related to artistic talents;
3. The term "popular culture artist" means a person who provides popular culture services or a person who has entered into a contract regarding popular culture services with a popular culture business entity with intent to provide popular culture services;
4. The term "popular culture production business" means a business of producing popular culture products using popular culture services. In such case, where a popular culture product is produced through multi-level subcontracting arrangements, this shall include the business of an upper-tier subcontractor (including the prime contractor);
5. The term "popular culture producer" means a person who conducts popular culture production business;
6. The term "popular culture planning business" means a business of providing or brokering popular culture services or a business of training or directing popular culture artists, or giving counsel, etc. thereto;
7. The term "popular culture planner" means a person who registers with the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism as prescribed in Article 26 (1) in order to conduct popular culture planning business;