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Lee Woo-young, the
author of the popular manga Black Rubber God, passed away last weekend. As it became known that copyright disputes had made it difficult, the government belatedly took action.

Reporter Lee Ju-sang contributed to this report.

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A comic black rubber god that comically depicts the poetry of the
1960~70s.

It was serialized in manga magazines for 1992 years from 14, and was even made into an anime for TV and film.

However, the original author, the late Lee Woo Young, was embroiled in a copyright dispute.

[Writer Lee Woo-young: Since you are the copyright holder of the characters, the manga artist who is the author cannot draw the manga without consulting them.]

The problem was the contract, which stated that all rights to the secondary work would be assigned.

[Lee Jin-woo/Lee Woo-young's brother: I have never consulted with the writers, I have never seen the contracts with the companies, and the only response is 'what are you guys doing with you'...]

Eventually, it led to Lee Woo-young's extreme choice, and the government began to prepare measures to prevent a recurrence.

The Fair Trade Commission decided to conduct a fact-finding investigation into the terms and conditions to see if there were unfair provisions in copyright and secondary copyright.

The Ministry of Style revises the Standard Contract.

It is a policy to significantly strengthen the authority of the original author, such as requiring prior consent in the case of a third-party contract and establishing a second work license agreement.

In 2, in the lawsuit battle for Baek Hee-na's manga "Cloud Bread," the so-called "sell-out contract" that transfers secondary works in batches was controversial.

The creation of a creator protection system that is bound to be contractually underdog has become a requirement of the times.

(Video Editor: Kim Byung-jik, CG: Lee Jae-joon)