역사적 관점에서 본 기술변화와 저작권 관계

The Relationship between Copyright and Technological Change in Historical Perspective

Until the invention of movable type and printing technology in 1450s, the issue on copying was of little legal significance. The use of new technologies was controlled by the crown out of fear on social upset from the dissemination of information. From this surroundings the monopoly and censorship on exclusive publishing by the Stationary was huge social problem, and need to be solved through a legislation of the Statute of Anne(1710). The copyright system has developed over the centuries, following changes in technology; a right of reproduction to a bundle of rights, a time limit of 14 years to life plus 70 years, a domestic law to international standards, and rights for authorship to statute for copyright industry(or culture industry). Copyright is for creativity based on authorship. The copyright in historical perspective may have developed for the benefit of the author. From the beginning of copyright to time in the post-industrial society, primarily for the benefit of the intermediate between author and user in reality. That is an underlying reason to reform the existing copyright law. The copyright law has the ultimate goal of cultural promotion through author's creativity and the public domain of copyrighted works. The reform of copyright system is for author along with user, and for the creativity from authorship. Also under the copyright system, the copyright history has been developed the legal concept in difference between promotion of culture and growth of copyright industry. In this respect the current Copyright Act of Korea has issues to argument about the revised purpose of Act.