Government Unveils 10-Point Plan to Curb Ticket Scalping and Illegal Content Distribution
Creatrip Team
3 months ago
South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced a 10-point agenda to strengthen the country’s cultural industries and tackle longstanding problems like illegal content distribution and ticket scalping. The ministry will require immediate deletion and emergency blocking orders for clear rights-infringing content to cut annual losses. For scalping (암표), the plan proposes banning all resale that charges premium prices, imposing fines up to 50 times the ticket price, and introducing whistleblower rewards. The package also includes reforms to sports governance (limits on reappointment for Korea Sports Council leaders, electronic and online voting), five culture-focused measures to shift policy from facilities to content, expansion of the K-culture concept to include K-food, fashion, beauty and tourism, and steps to globalize K-culture through venue hubs and promoting Korean restaurants. The initiatives aim to boost creative freedom, support foundational arts, reduce regional cultural gaps, and reach 30 million inbound tourists sooner.
