2009년 개정 「영화 및 비디오물의 진흥에 관한 법률」에 대한 검토

「Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act」revised twice in 2009. The first, the Act revised on May 8, 2009, and will take effect on Novemver 9, 2009, the second, the Act revised on May 21, 2009 and took effect at the same time. The main contents of the first revised Act are the improvement of restricted showing rate by the demands of the Constitutional Court, the change of power in the entrusting system on the Korea Media Rating Board's member, the establishment of contents information system, and the establishment of restricted watching rate and the little theater that only offer the restricted watching rate. The main contents of the second revised Act was an abolition of additional clause article 2 which is prescribed the sunset regulation on the restricted showing rate. These two revised Act in 2009 and two judgment of the Constitutional Court on the Film and Video Products in 2008 shows the recent important changes about the film, video products. In particular, it is a desired certain legislation in that the restricted showing rate and the restricted watching rate play an important role in social safety system against a excessive expression on sex and violence. But in the longer term, there are question how to unite the Act on the film and video products, and how to make the Act on online service about the film and video products in the business and classification.