영화 및 비디오물의 진흥에 관한 법률상 제한상영가 등급에 대한 헌법적 평가

Abstract

The purpose of legislation to define restricted showing rate in the promotion of the motion pictures and video products act, clause 29, article 2, number 5, is valid since it is to protect universal dignity of man and good public morals and also protect the spirit of adult viewers who hate viewing the movies of restricted showing rate. And then, the means of the limitation by the promotion of the motion pictures and video products act, clause 33 and the foresaid act, clause 43, article 2 and the foresaid act, clause 94, article 3 is appropriate since it contributes to realize such purpose of legislation in a range. However, prohibition of advertisement or publicity out of restrict viewing on the movies of restricted showing rate in the promotion of the motion pictures and video products act, protection of manufacture, sales, and showing movies by video or other pictures and forbidding showing moves of other rates in every restrict viewing are excessive limitations of freedom of expression and the right to know. Therefore, it is contrary to the principle of minimal infringement and also contrary to the principle in the balance of the benefit and protection of the law since private benefit of freedom of expression or the right to know is bigger than public benefit of universal dignity of man or good public morals that can be acquired from such limitations. Thus, it is desirable to define extraordinary rules in the promotion of the motion pictures and video products act allowing advertisement or publicity after excluding excessively lurid, violent, or unethical scene or story from the movies in restricted showing rate and allowing manufacture, sales, and lease of video or other pictures of the movies in restricted showing rate after preventing juveniles' approach completely by marking restricted showing rate definitely, and allowing showing movies in other rates with higher audience appeal in the fixed period or films in restrict viewing. It is also desirable to reorganize the Korea Media Rating Board under Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism as a full private autonomous body like that of the US, Britain, Germany, Japan, etc.