The distinction between software expression protected by copyright law and software functionality not protected by copyright law is often elusive. Accordingly, we analyze what the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in a program copyright lawsuit between Google and Oracle suggests about the direction of copyright protection for the latest software. Next, we will try to find an appropriate balance between the scope of protection of patent and copyright for software. To this end, we look at ways to increase the expertise of judges to clearly determine the boundaries of the protection scope of patents and copyrights for software. Nevertheless, as for software, overlapping protection of patent and copyrights may inevitably occur. For this, we look at ways to resolve the inconsistency between the protection period of patent and copyrights. Lastly, we will look at the special law for areas not protected by patent and copyright laws.

In order to reduce the burden of proof on the patent holder and punish the infringer in a lawsuit for intentional patent infringement, a treble damages system was introduced through the revision of the Patent Act article 128 in 2019. Although the effect of compensating for the actual damage to the patent holder and preventing patent infringement was expected, approximately two years and six months have elapsed since the enforcement date of the revised law, and only two cases of increased damages were claimed and sentenced to the first trial. In one case, the provisions of the amended law could not be applied according to the provisions of the Addenda to the Patent Act, and in the other case, ‘intentional’ was not recognized. On the other hand, in the United States, claims for enhanced damages due to willful patent infringement are actively being made, and the court’s judgment criteria for malicious or willfullness have been established through several cases. The increase in cases of infringement of malice and enhanced damages before and after the Halo judgment of Supreme court has been confirmed through empirical analysis of related judgments. In Korean patent practice, the reason why Article 128 Paragraph 8 of the patent is not actively utilized is the supplementary provisions that limit the application of the enhanced damages system to infringement acts after July 2019, but it will be resolved naturally with the passage of time. A more fundamental cause is that the criteria for judging ‘intentional’ in ‘infringement recognized as intentional’ in Article 128 (8) of the Patent Act have not been established due to the small number of related cases. In Seoul Central District Court 2020Gahap505891 decision ordered on May 27, 2021, the court recognized that the plaintiff had delivered goods to the defendant and advertised that the plaintiff had the patent right, but it was difficult to admit the defendant’s intention to infringe on the patent. It was judged that the evidence was insufficient. However, it is difficult to conclude that the court’s criteria for judgment of intentionality are strict only with one case in which intention is denied. Considering the purpose of the Patent Act revision and inclusion of willful negligence in interpreting Civil Act §750, a more relaxed standard should be applied to intentional patent infringement. Furthermore, in order to make the proof of intentional infringement more clear as a patent holder, the ‘warning letter’ should be actively used even before litigation. A suspect infringer shall get advice from experts to avoid intentional patent infringement even before he or she receives a warning letter from the patent holder.

미술품에 있어서 추급권(droit de suite, Artist’ Resale royalty righ t)이란 원 저작자인 미술작가가 자기 작품이 최초 판매된 이후 다시 재 판매될 때마다 거래의 당사자에게 일정한 보상금을 청구할 수 있는 권리 이다. 한-EU FTA 협정문(‘11.7.1 발효) 제10.10조에 따르면 예술가의 추 급권(Resale right; 재판매권)에 관한 관행 및 정책에 관한 정보를 교환 하고, 협정 발효 2년 내에 한국에 추급권 도입을 위한 타당성 및 실행가 능성을 검토하기 위한 논의를 개시할 것을 규정하고 있지만 아직 구체적 인 논의는 없다. 추급권을 법제화 하기 위해서는 추급권 도입시 예상되는 문제점 두 가 지 즉, ⅰ) 미술품 거래 시장에 참가하는 자들에게 부담을 지우게 되면 시장이 위축될 수 있다는 것과, ⅱ) 추급권을 도입한다고 하더라도 미술 시장의 특성상 거래 내역의 불투명성으로 인하여 실질적으로 추급권을 행사하는 것이 어려워 실효성을 담보할 수 없다는 것에 대한 해결방안을 제시할 수 있는 연구가 필요하다. 추급권 도입을 위한 이러한 문제에 대하여 본고에서는 후원의 관점에 서 해결방안을 찾아보고자 한다. 다른 저작물과 다른 미술품의 특징을 감안할 때 후원의 관점에서 추급권을 고려하게 되면 추급권 제도를 도입 하는데 있어서 가장 설득력 있는 논거가 될 수 있을 것이기 때문이다. 이에 미술품의 특징과 미술에서의 후원의 개념에 대해서 살펴보고 추급 권의 도입에 따른 문제에 대하여 후원의 관점에서 입법을 위한 제안을 하였다. 추급권 도입과 관련하여 가장 우선하여 정리되어야 하는 법적 쟁점은 추급권의 법적 성격에 관한 것인데, 추급권의 법적 성격은 인격권적 성 격을 가진다는 점에 기초한다는 것을 우선 밝혔다. 추급권의 도입에는 후원이라는 개념에서 비롯된 것임을 확인하고 이를 기초로 하여 미술품 의 특징인 강한 원본성으로 인하여 미술품을 구입하는 것도 미술품에 대 한 후원의 하나이므로 미술품 재판매에 추급권을 인정하는 것에는 후원 의 개념이 포함되어야 함을 추론하였다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로 추급권을 도입하기 위하여 필요한 추급 권의 보호기간, 추급권의 요율, 추급권의 당사자, 추급권의 대상 미술품, 정보제공청구권에 대하여 후원의 관점에서 해결방안을 제시하였다.

해사안전법 제96조는 COLREG 제2조 책임규정에서 정하는 주의의무를 국내 법으로 수용하기 위한 것이다. 그러나 이 조문은 COLREG 제2조에서 정하고 있는 선원의 상무 규정을 누락하고 있어, 적용 범위가 COLREG 제2조보다 넓 게 해석될 수 있으며, 이는 해사안전법의 의무이행자인 선박, 선장, 선박소유자 또는 해원에게 과도한 의무를 부담하는 효과를 가져올 수 있다. 특히, 해양안전 심판원의 최근 재결은 해사안전법 제96조와 COLREG의 선원의 상무를 동시에 적용하여 의무이행자인 선박, 선장, 선박소유자 또는 해원에게 요구되는 행위규 범이 무엇인지 모호하게 하고 있다. 이에 이 논문에서는 COLREG상 주의의무 와 선원의 상무에 대하여 COLREG의 모태가 되는 영미법의 주의의무를 중심으 로 살펴보고, COLREG 제2조 책무규정에서 정하고 있는 각각의 주의의무에 대 하여 검토한다. 다음으로 해사안전법 제96조에서 정하고 있는 주의의무를 우리 나라 용어, 법체계, 목적 등을 중심으로 살펴보고 이를 COLREG에서 정하고 있 는 주의의무 및 선원의 상무와 비교한 후 그 차이점과 적용에 대한 문제점을 도출한다. 특히 이 논문에서는 해사안전법 제96조에서 정하고 있는 주의의무가 COLREG 제2조에서 정하고 있는 주의의무보다 넓게 해석될 수 있으며, 이에 따라 우리나라 해사안전법이 행위자에게 과도한 의무를 부과할 수 있는 점을 해석적으로 분석한다. 결과적으로, 해사안전법에서 정하고 있는 주의의무가 현 행법상 COLREG 제2조를 국내적으로 적절히 이행하기 어려움을 인식하고, 우 리나라가 수용한 국제규정을 국내적으로 성실하고 명확하게 이행하기 위해 해 사안전법의 개정을 위한 ‘선원의 상무’ 조항 신설 또는 분법을 개선방안으로 제 시한다.

The interaction between might and right is an important topic throughout the development of international relations. Various ideologies and corresponding practices have been put forward by realism, liberalism, constructivism, and international socialism under both Western international relations theories and China’s traditional Wang Dao (王道, “the kingly way” or “benevolent government”), and Ba Dao (霸道, “the hegemonic way” or “rule by force”). In international relations, the rule of law - a phenomenon that has emerged and is continuously developing - is conducive to restraining power politics and promoting right, which is one of the goals of international relations development. China has always opposed hegemony and power politics; it firmly supports a modern system of international law based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and aims to build a new international political and economic order with peace, justice, and stability.

Professor Shen Wei’s new book-Decoding Chinese Bilateral Investment Treaties-has vividly depicted a vibrant China in bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and BIT arbitrations. The observations, analyses and findings in his book are supported with abundant empirical evidence and critical theoretical explorations. The ground-breaking contribution made by this book lies in demystifying the patterns inherent in China’s BIT law and practice and adopting versatile methodology to address the literature gap identified by the author. This book not only explores the symbiotic relationship between China’s domestic governance and global BIT networks, but also coherently addresses four inter-connected puzzles relating to Chinese BITs. Professor Shen’s study shows that China and its investors will be proactive rule-makers and active rule-users in the arena of international investment law and investorstate arbitration. This new book will surely be an invaluable inspiration for practitioners, scholars and other persons who have interest in this field.

After President Biden’s first year in office, one big question is whether the Biden trade policy differs from the Trump chaos. My answer is no. I consider Biden’s trade policy to be Trump without the tweets. They both relied on unilateral measures and broadened protectionist ones. In fact, Biden not only relies upon Trump’s actions but also has expanded them. Trade policies have not changed much between Presidents Trump and Biden. In fact, Biden, relying upon Trump’s actions, has kept them in place. There has been a slight change in tune: a little more reconciliation with Europe and the OECD. However, it is extremely difficult to identify any significant difference concerning China, Russia, and Iran. Has Trump’s America First policy morphed into Biden’s America First or worker-centric trade policy? It looks that way. Let’s look at what Trump did, what Biden has done so far, and the challenges ahead.

By the time the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) entered into force, there had been numerous bilateral and multilateral agreements between the parties regarding its rules on dispute settlement. However, the WTO dispute settlement system currently remains the most requested. The present article provides a comparative analysis of the procedures of dispute settlement under the CPTPP, the WTO DSU, and some RTAs. Among the novelties of the CPTPP mechanism compared to the WTO DSU are that it extends its scope to measures not yet introduced, offers more transparency, including the use of electronic means of communication, simplifies access for third parties, and provides financial compensation as a temporary remedy. Although the authors conclude that many of the CPTPP provisions repeat those of the WTO DSU and other RTAs between the CPTPP partners, there may be a desire to test the CPTPP mechanism in practice due to crises of the WTO Appellate Body.

Renewable energy is frequently seen as one of the world’s most promising industries, as it promises a sustainable future in the surge of climate change. Nevertheless, several trade disputes emerge as nations implement policies to boost the domestic green energy industry, putting current trade laws to the test and leaving the detrimental effects on the development of renewable energy technologies. As a result, trade tensions have risen, particularly in bilateral relations between the United States and China. It is impossible to deny that current trade disputes over renewable energy products have practical consequences for governments, institutions, and enterprises. Rising trade protectionism in the energy industry may endanger the fulfillment of specific sustainable development targets. Keeping that in mind, this study aims to examine the recent trade disputes over China’s renewable energy products at the multilateral forum of the WTO, while analyzing protectionism in the context of international trade and practices.

Information on the Covid-19 situation in North Korea and the country’s policy response to the pandemic has been fragmented and incomplete. To better understand North Korea’s Covid- 19-related policies, this article assesses the legal measures that have been implemented by this isolated, totalitarian country to counter the pandemic, including the Emergency Law on the Prevention of Epidemics (ELPE), which was enacted in August 2020. Compared to related laws prior to the outbreak of Covid-19, North Korea’s legal measures implemented in the face of the current pandemic have distinct characteristics. The measures, which appear to supersede other laws, prescribe draconian punishments for violations and expedite criminal sanction. This article concludes that stringent measures have been implemented in North Korea to prevent the spread of Covid-19, to protect Kim Jong-un, and to reinforce the regime’s stability. These measures are likely to be repeated in future epidemics, as they have achieved the status of law.

In China, all dispute resolution mechanisms have introduced online dispute resolution (ODR) system into their operations. To address this situation, this article suggests the principle of due process should include the limitations of Internet-based dispute resolution attempts and the impact of technologies should be taken seriously. The first part of this paper introduces the development of ODR in China. The second part identifies the major areas in which the due process should be secured. The third part focuses on new technologies and its relationship with ODR and among others, electronic evidence and artificial intelligence are discussed. This article concludes that we first need to consider the rapid development of ODR, while the settled procedural principles regarding due process and neutrality should still be the primary task of civil justice and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Since 2015 China has been actively developing the cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot areas. They are one of the mechanisms that the PRC has been promoting international trade in the digital era. Enterprises registered in the cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot areas enjoy preferential tax policies and may draw upon the support measures delivered by provinces and municipalities. The State Council also introduced the “Six Systems and Two Platforms” principle which revolutionized the sphere of public administration of crossborder e-commerce trade. This helps to solve many the problems concerning taxation, customs clearance and logistics. Analysis of Chinese legislation and local regulations illustrates that the PRC elaborated a new type of economic zone integrating small and medium sized enterprises into the global trade market. A comparison of Chinese policy with a Russian initiative to introduce new experimental regimes for foreign online trade shows that both states could cooperate by establishing a joint mechanism for cross-border e-commerce promotion. Russia also could use China’s experience in order to launch its own system of cross-border e-commerce support.

최근 들어 기후변화로 인한 태풍의 강도는 강력해졌다. 광산지역의 광미와 폐석은 수해로 인해 환경에 악영향을 미쳤을 것으로 추정된다. 강릉지역은 3,693호(1936), 루사(2002), 매미(2003), 메기(2004) 등의 국내 최대 태풍의 영향은 받았다. 이번 연구는 태풍으로 인한 수해 이후 하천을 따라 그 주변에 높은 농도의 비소가 검출된 사례를 기초로 하였 다. 환경피해 관련 법은 오염 원인자의 책임을 명확히 하고 있지만, 잠재적인 자연재해 지역에서는 세심한 적용이 필요 하다. 이러한 지역에서 자연재해의 영향을 최소화하기 위해서 관련 법들의 개선과 연계가 필요하다. 이 연구가 하류 지 역에서 혼재된 오염물질 대응에 도움이 되길 기대한다.

UN해양법협약 제94조에 따르면 기국은 자국선박의 안전 확보를 위한 총체적 역할을 다하여야 하며, 관련 조치로서 선박 검사제도를 운영하여야 한다. 대한민국 정부(해양수산부)는 해사안전 증진의 목적을 위해 해양사고 저감을 목표로 설정한 관련 정책 을 시행하였으나 목표를 달성하지 못하고 있다. 선박검사제도는 해양사고 예방을 위한 조치로서 실효성 있는 제도의 운영을 위해서는 현행 선박검사제도의 원류(原流)에 대한 충분한 이해가 필요하다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 국제적 선박검사제도의 기원과 시대적 패 러다임 변화에 대한 분석을 통해 선박검사제도의 국제적 동향을 파악하였다. 최근 선박검사제도의 국제적 패러다임은 ‘국제표준화’와 선사(선주)의 능동적 안전관리의 중요성이 커지고 있음을 확인하였다. 이에 근거하여 국내 선박검사제도의 패러다임 전환방안으로 ‘PDCA Cycle 기반 자체검사제도’의 도입을 제시하였다. 이는 해사안전의 효과성을 향상시키기 위한 ISO 9000 시리즈의 기본 철학을 바탕으로 선박검사제도 이해관계자의 역할을 정립한 새로운 형태의 선박검사제도이다. 더불어 인류는 ‘COVID-19’의 팬더믹 상황에 따라 비대면 선박검사제도의 필요성이 대두되고 있어 이에 대한 대안으로서 ‘ICT기술의 빠른 발전’이란 시대적 환경변화에 따른 ‘모 바일 애플리케이션 기반 선박검사제도’ 전환을 제안하였다.

본 연구에서는 토양-탄체 간 분리 및 재접촉을 고려한 IFL 기반 침투해석 기술을 개발하고 이를 기존 문헌의 실험결과와 비교하는 연구를 수행했다. 탄체를 강체로 가정한 후, 토양 내로 침투 시 발생하는 구형공동팽창 현상을 고려함으로써 탄체의 궤적을 예측할 수 있다. 토양에 대한 저항함수는 Mohr-Coulomb 항복 모델을 활용했으며, 입사각 혹은 AOA에 따른 J-hook 현상을 모사할 수 있다. 기존 문헌에서의 실험결과(총 6회)와의 비교 결과, 수치해석으로부터 예측한 탄체의 침투 깊이는 실험대비 약 13.4%의 평균오차를 나타냈 다. 일반적으로 탄체의 침투 경로를 예측하기 위해 유한요소법이 널리 활용된다. 하지만, 유한요소법 활용 시, 탄체의 모델링을 위해 많은 시간과 노력이 필요하며, 해석 수행을 위해 수 시간이 소요된다. 본 연구를 통해 개발한 모델을 활용할 시, 탄체의 치수 입력만 필 요하며 해석 시간도 수 초 이내이다.

China’s Personal Information Protection Act was passed on August 20, 2021, and came into force on November 1, 2021. Prior to this, personal information has been protected by separate laws such as the Consumer Rights Protection Act and the Network Safety Act. With increasing attention to protection of personal information, comprehensive regulations related to personal information protection were introduced in the Civil Code which came into effect in 2021. Although the work of law making is ongoing, the debates about the legal nature of personal information right is still sharp. Though there have been many regulations stipulates the protection of personal information generally, the personal information right has been treated in a similar way to the right of privacy in practice. Only recently have the meaning of the personal information right and the right of privacy begun to be distinguished. In addition, the disputes related to ‘informed consent’ to collection and use of personal information have been also raised. Concerns about the infringement of personal information have significantly increased with more frequent use of personal information in the era of big data. To address the issued newly raised in the era of big data, the Personal Information Protection Act stipulates the protection of personal information in a comprehensive way, which not only protects personal information at the civil level, but also stipulates the duties of the public authorities to protect the personal information. To be specific, the Personal Information Protection Act more clearly stipulates personal information processing rules and clarifies the rights of the subject of the personal information, the duties of processor of the personal information, and the responsibilities of government ministries in charge of personal information protection. This study examines the legislation evolution and legal disputes related to personal information protection in China and analyzes the newly enacted Personal Information Protection Act of China.

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the use of artificial intelligence in the field of employment, especially in recruitment, is gradually increasing. Artificial intelligence judges applications for employment of applicants and analyzes interview videos to determine emotional intelligence, communication skills, cognitive ability, and problem-solving ability. However, there is a risk of discrimination in evaluating humans in hiring by these automated decisions made by artificial intelligence. Discrimination in hiring according to gender, race, or disability is prohibited by various laws such as the Constitution, Labor Standards Act, Framework Act On Employment Policy, and Employment Security Act in Korea. In particular, the Act On The Prohibition Of Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities, Remedy Against Infringement Of Their Rights and the Act On The Employment Promotion And Vocational Rehabilitation Of Persons With Disabilities require special protection for people with disabilities. Discrimination against persons with disabilities can be divided into direct discrimination against persons with disabilities without justifiable grounds, and indirect discrimination that results in disadvantageous consequences for persons with disabilities by applying standards that do not take disabilities into account even though they are not formally treated unfavorable. When hiring according to automated decision-making, (i) intentional discrimination that intentionally sets applicants with elements of the disablity to be excluded from recruitment, (ii) making an automated decision not to hire the disabled through the existing data which prejudice against the disabled is already reflected, and (iii) if the existing data lacks or does not have information on the disabled, the data itself lacks representativeness, leading to distorted decisions, there is a risk that will be judged as discrimination for the disabled. In Korea, the Credit Information Use And Protection Act has proposed the definition of automated evaluation for owner of credit information and protection standards, but it is limited to the protection of credit information, and a recent amendment of the Personal Information Protection Act suggests protection measures from decisions made by automated systems, but it is criticized for the scope of protection being reduced than that of the GDPR. In addition, special protection measures for workers, such as the ILO’s Code of Practice for Protection of Workers’ Personal Data, are not mentioned separately, so it is necessary to devise legal protection measures in the hiring process according to automated decision-making of disabled workers.