Korea’s Antitrust Watchdog Cracks Down on Unfair Webtoon, Web Novel Contracts

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 [...]