K-웹툰을 위협하는 사이버범죄에 대한 대응방안

Abstract

As K-webtoons receive worldwide attention, Korea's status is increasing, and the Korean webtoon industry is also developing. Along with that, however, cybercrime attacking K-webtoons is also on the rise. Until now, the issue of K-webtoon infringement has been dealt with only for copyright infringement. However, from now on, it should be dealt with in terms of economic crime and cybercrime. The problem is that Korean criminal justice has limitations in responding to cybercrime. This is because the current legal system was built on the basis of analog society. Therefore, in this paper, we examined the current status and type of cybercrime attacking K-webtoons, limitations of current laws, and countermeasures. As a result, the K-Webtoon industry should continuously monitor crime damage and calculate the scale of damage more accurately. The government should strengthen public relations and monitor related crimes. In particular, investigative agencies should strengthen international investigation cooperation and strengthen punishment by treating the crime as an organized crime. The legislature should come up with a law that can deal with the problem of illegal webtoon servers as economic crimes and introduce legal grounds to recover criminal profits. And measures should be legislated to allow investigative agencies to respond appropriately to cybercrime, such as online search. Korea stands tall as a mainstream of world culture. One of them is the K-Webtoon. However, cybercrime is threatening the K-Webtoon. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to respond appropriately to the cybercrime. Citizens should continue to pay attention to the threat posed by K-webtoons. In addition, countermeasures against cybercrime should be discussed in the public debate. This is not just a problem for K-Webtoon writers or their industries. The legislature, the government, and all the Korean people should solve it together.