컴퓨터프로그램 저작물 '비계약 관련 분쟁'의 조정 활성화를 위한 제도개선에 관한 소고

Previous discussions regarding the effectiveness of copyright dispute mediation have only focused on securing the legal force of mediation. Because of this, in each industry where individual works are produced, a plethora of issues that previous discussions failed to address can be found. With this, this study discusses the operation of the mediation system with focus on computer program works. As for the cause of the problems with the current mediation system, this study points out that the fact-finding efforts for cases in which copyright infringement is disputed cannot be efficiently conducted under the current system. It also sheds light on the trend where non-contractual disputes involving computer program works directly proceed to court proceedings, without going through mediation. This situation is considered problematic as such non-contractual disputes work against South Korea’s industrial development by restricting the influence of copyright dispute mediation on the relevant markets. Therefore, in order to seek the development of the relevant markets through efficient stabilization of the rights, it is important to maximize the strengths of the mediation system. In addition, it is necessary to direct such types of disputes currently resolved outside the mediation system to the realm of mediation procedures rather than directly resorting to court proceedings. This study confirms that for the improvement of the mediation system to take place, dilemmas of conflicting values are to be expected and considered. These dilemmas then need to be categorized into the following: a. Dilemma of the provision prohibiting citing of statements; b. Dilemma caused by the characteristics of the mediation and the appraisal system, and c. Dilemma of securing expert investigators. Based on this categorization, this study explored the details of the conflicting values as well as possible solutions for each dilemma in terms of the improvement of the mediation system.