SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has uncovered more than 1,100 unfair contract clauses across 23 major webtoon and web novel content providers (CPs), exposing widespread practices that undermine creators’ copyright protections and allow for the unauthorized use of derivative works. Following a comprehensive review of contract terms from companies [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that two out of three South Koreans perceive their society as unfair, with particular distrust in the justice system and administrative processes. Corruption was cited as the primary cause of this perceived unfairness. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) released these findings [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The majority of South Koreans do not believe they will be able to move up the social ladder due to what they call the unfair social structure affected by regionalism, school and blood ties, a survey showed Monday. About 59 percent of those polled said they do not think [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Eight out of 10 South Koreans think the society they live in is “unfair,” with the perception most deeply rooted among the younger generation, a poll showed Thursday. According to a latest report by Nielson Korea, 80.1 percent of 1,000 respondents surveyed answered that they regard society as “being [...]
SEJONG, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Data shows that one out of two artists in Korea has another job, because it is difficult to earn a living only through their craft, while 20 percent receive financial support from the government or other public organizations. According to a survey conducted with the participation of 5,800 artists [...]