Do not go gentle into that good night, old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light, though wise men at their end know dark is right, because their words had forked no lightning they, do not go gentle into that good night.
Gov't marks World Book Day with push for global copyright standards
A promotional poster for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's two-week copyright awareness campaign / Courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
By Jhoo Dong-chan
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched a two-week copyright awareness campaign, Friday, coinciding with World Book and Copyright Day on April 23, to promote a culture of respect for intellectual property rights.
The campaign runs through April 30 and is being carried out in partnership with the Korea Copyright Commission and the Korea Copyright Protection Agency. It features book talk concerts, an online public contest, bookstore collaborations and nationwide social media promotions.
Two book talk concerts will be held simultaneously on April 23. Author Kim Gyeo-ul, who has 290,000 subscribers on her Youtube channel “Winter Bookstore,” will speak at Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun on building a better future for books through stronger copyright protection. Separately, applied linguist Kim Soung-u will hold a talk at the National Copyright Museum on artificial intelligence, copyright and literacy.
Beginning April 23, 100 regional bookstores — including 30 Kyobo Book Centre branches and 70 affiliated with the Korea Booksellers Association — will distribute 100,000 bookmarks carrying messages that connect a love of books with honoring intellectual property rights.
Kakao will run a World Book Day reading club from April 23-30 through its Kakao Brunch platform and share copyright awareness messages across its channels. Meanwhile, the National Library of Korea will host on-site quiz events and kiosk roulette activities for visitors.
Online events will run through April 30 across the agencies’ social media channels, including slogan quizzes, fill-in-the-blank games and comment participation campaigns. The Korea Copyright Commission’s promotional ambassador, dancer and choreographer Lia Kim, will appear in a campaign video.
A separate public contest for poetry and prose on copyright themes opens for preregistration April 23, with submissions starting in May. Fifty winning works will be selected in November and recognized with awards including the Prime Minister’s Award, the minister’s award and a special prize from the World Intellectual Property Organization, along with a total prize money of 12.5 million won ($8,000).
A ministry official said the campaign will serve as an opportunity to promote a culture that recognizes the value of copyright in everyday life.
This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.