Pacific Law Firm (BKL) announced on September 26 that it hosted a meeting on September 17 with four members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party at its headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, to discuss the current state and key issues of the Korean content industry.
The meeting was organized to allow the Japanese lawmakers to examine the growth process of the Korean content industry and the policy and institutional environment that supports it, as well as to discuss the potential for exchange and cooperation between the content industries of Korea and Japan. During the meeting, BKL introduced the market status and key characteristics of the Korean content industry, along with major legal and policy issues surrounding intellectual property rights and platform regulations.
The visiting delegation included four members of the House of Representatives: Ito Satoshi, Imaoka Ueki, Maruo Natsuko, and Tsuji Yuko, all affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party. They have backgrounds in Japan's central government ministries, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Cabinet Office.
Attendees from BKL included Na Jong-min, a senior advisor and former first vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as well as attorneys Jeong Won-young, Park Sun-young (foreign attorney from the UK), and Lee Beom-joo from the corporate legal group.
They shared key issues regarding the protection and distribution of intellectual property rights in content, as well as the regulatory environment surrounding platforms in the Korean content industry. Participants then exchanged views on the need for policy support and institutional foundations for the sustainable growth of the content industry, as well as the potential for cooperation between Korea and Japan's content industries.
Lee Joon-ki, the representative attorney of BKL, stated, "As the global trade and regulatory environment is rapidly changing, the challenges that Korea and Japan need to address together are increasing, and particularly, content is a field where the two countries can expand their cooperation. This meeting was significant in that it allowed us to directly share Korea's growth experience and institutional foundation in the content industry with Japanese policymakers and discuss the potential for cooperation between our two countries."
He added, "BKL will continue to provide practical solutions to the legal and regulatory issues faced by companies in both countries based on our long-standing experience supporting Japanese companies entering Korea and Korean companies doing business in Japan, and will consistently support the expansion of business and exchanges between Korea and Japan."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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