Notice regarding Copyright Law (For Learners)

Various teaching materials, such as power point files, videos, etc. used by instructors in offline and e-learning classes are the work of instructors or others and are protected by copyright law.

Therefore, in the case of copying, distributing, transmitting, sharing or selling class materials without the prior individual permission of the instructor, students may be subject to disciplinary action under the Civil / Criminal Act of Korea (legal liability) and the Student Disciplinary Rules of KU in violation of copyright law.

Please note the following:
※ Prohibited Behavior 「Copyright Law」
Article 136 (Penalty) ① Anyone who falls under any of the following subparagraphs is subject to imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of 50 million won or less, or both.
1. A person who infringes on copyright and other property rights protected under this Act (excluding the rights stipulated in Art. 93) by means of reproduction, performance, public transmission, exhibition, distribution, rental, and creation of secondary works

(A) Unauthorized reproduction (downloading and recording of course materials) or distribution (for printouts), transfer (file upload), sharing or selling of downloaded course materials to a third party.
※ Attendee of a course is limited to enrolled students who have registered for the course

(B) The act of disabling ”① access restriction measures to prevent the use of class materials; and ② copy prevention measures to prevent reproduction” (For example, sharing or informing the attendee’s account information (ID/PW) to a third party, hacking that neutralizes the prevention of copying of class materials, distributing or sharing lecture videos recorded discretionally, etc.).

(C) Posting various class materials such as power point files, videos, etc. on an internet site or sending them to others. Particularly when class materials include overseas copyrighted work, posting and sharing such materials may be subject to litigation for violation of relevant laws and infringement of copyright.