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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2015.13.5.21

Legal Issues of Electronic Commerce Chapters of the Korea·US FTA and Tasks of the Digital Contents Industry  

Kwon, Soon-Koog (School of Economics & Trade, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.13, no.5, 2015 , pp. 21-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
The emergence of the internet causes the electronic trade of movies, music, software and other digital content products to be an eminent share of international commerce. The purpose of this study is to examine legal issues of electronic commerce chapters of the Korea US FTA and tasks of the digital contents industry. Results of the study show that several implications based on the industry are offered. The Korean government needs to do the following: settle of classification issue in digital contents, settle of customs issue in digital contents, settle of issue of non-discrimination principle in digital contents, settle of exclusion issue in audiovisual services, improve of global competitiveness, unify of export support system, establish of overseas expansion strategy in genre and regional contents, train of global experts and protect of intellectual property in digital contents.
Keywords
Korea.US FTA; Electronic Commerce; Digital Contents; Paperless Trading; Electronic Signatures; Electronic Authentication; Non-discrimination Principle;
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