The works by foreigners shall be protected in accordance with the treaties to which the Republic of Korea has acceded or which it has ratified.

The works by foreigners who permanently reside in the Republic of Korea (including stateless persons and the foreign legal persons having their principal office in the Republic of Korea) and foreigners’ works which are first published in the Republic of Korea (including works published in the Republic of Korea within thirty days after their publication in a foreign country) shall be protected under this Act.

Even when foreigners’ works (excluding foreigners who permanently reside in the Republic of Korea and stateless persons) are to be protected in accordance with Paragraphs (1) and (2), if the foreign country concerned does not protect the works of the nationals of the Republic of Korea, their protection in accordance with treaties and this Act may be correspondingly restricted.