[Law firm Veat TIP] Essential copyright legal standards to know in music content services - Differences between digital audio transmission and transfer

The Law firm Veat TIP(Technology Intellectual Property) team has contributed a column to Platum, a startup-focused media platform, discussing legal issues related to the distinction between 'transmission' and 'digital sound transmission'.

With the rapid spread of various digital content services such as podcasts, webcasting, and music streaming, whether these services are considered 'transmission' under copyright law, or 'digital sound transmission' affects the permission process for copyright holders and related rights holders. This column explains the legal boundary between the two concepts based on actual court cases, and discusses what startups should consider when designing their services.

​This column analyzes the differences in the structure of podcasts and webcasting services being classified as 'digital sound transmission' versus being assessed as 'transmission'. This provides practical insights to help content planners, music platform operators, and startups preparing digital content services to establish rational and safe licensing strategies.

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The Law firm Veat TIP team consists of experts with extensive experience and expertise in copyright and intellectual property law. In particular, Senior Counsel Oh Seung-jong, who leads the TIP team, served as a judge at the Seoul Criminal Court starting in 1987, and later at the Seoul District Court, Eastern Branch, Gangneung Branch, Seoul District Court Judge, and Judicial Research Institute professor. He has contributed to the development of copyright law as Chairman of the Copyright Committee. Centered on Counsel Oh Seung-jong, the TIP team provides specialized legal advice on intellectual property legal issues related to innovative technologies such as copyright, intellectual property protection, NFTs, the metaverse, and games.

If you need legal advice regarding copyright contracts related to digital sound transmission, transmission, public performance rights, rights interpretation, negotiation with record producers, or response to related rights infringement disputes, please contact Law firm Veat at any time.

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