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The Ministry of Information and Communication and also the Ministry of Culture and Tourism have provided an arbitration proposal regarding the expanded use of mobile phones which now includes playing music from MP3 files. The free MP3 files are played with an MP3 player facility on the phones (MP3 phones) and have now become a social issue. As it stands now, the proposal made by the government seriously violates the right of users and should be immediately withdrawn. Furthermore, any counterproposal must be revised to provide assurance of users’ rights.

On April 7, 2004, Police Headquarter announced the commencement of a project regarding the search for missing children involving the collection of DNA. Samples of children’s DNA who are presently under the care of protection facilities throughout the country and parents with missing children would be used to establish the DNA Database.

On April 7, 2004, Police Headquarter announced the commencement of a project regarding the search for missing children involving the collection of DNA. Samples of children’s DNA who are presently under the care of protection facilities throughout the country and parents with missing children would be used to establish the DNA Database.

On January 4, 2004, the Youth Protection Committee announced a decision to remove homosexuality from the individual assessment list of harmful materials to youth. This list included materials describing bestiality, or other motivating socially unacceptable sexual activity including orgy, incest, homosexual love, masochism, sadism, and prostitution.

The Internet Real Name Law, which was passed at the plenary session of Parliament on March 9, 2004, requires Internet media and press websites to verify all names and identification numbers of authors who post messages on bulletin boards or chat rooms regarding elections.

The Intellectual Property Right is not merely a possession of copyright holders. Intellectual products would be meaningless if there were no users to enjoy them. It must be recognized that the fundamental aim of the Intellectual Property Right regime is to strengthen the consensus and exchange between the authors and users.

Struggle for Access to Glivec
in South Korea
Solidarity Needed Now!!!

What is Glivec?
US FDA approved Glivec, a drug for the
treatment of chronic myelogenic leukemia
(CML), in May 2001. In fact, Glivec is the one
and only drug that is effective for refractory
CML patients. But it is still ‘not a drug of
hope, but a drug of despair’ in South Korea.

Struggle for Access to Glivec
in South Korea
Solidarity Needed Now!!!

Yesterday more than thousand mainly teachers and their supporters, like students organized in Da-hamkke (All Together), took the streets of Seoul to protest against the government’s plans to implement NEIS