* Why do we need Korean Open Access License? We can access more knowledge and culture through the Internet than ever Before. We can enjoy articles or photos that were created by others on personal homepages or blogs. Nowadays, we can easily share music or videos we created with others by posting them on our homepage. However, you should be careful when copying or transfering others' work. You might be infringing on their copyright. According to the current copyright law, even if you use others' work only for your personal use, it is illegal to copy or transfer others' work without prior permission of copyright holders. Not all copyright holders ask for financial compensation. In fact, on the Internet, there are more people who want to share their work more freely than not. Yet, how can the users know when the copyright holder wants to share his/her work freely? It is a difficult under the current copyright law. * What is the KOAL? KOAL is an agreement between the copyright holder and users for free information sharing. When a copyright holder puts the mark of the KOAL on his/her work, then the users can use them freely according to the conditions of the KOAL. KOAL is the foundation to enrich our culture. Culture prospers when people can enjoy, feel, criticize, and experience it. Thus, KOAL provides the foundation to enrich our culture by freely sharing it. The more works licensed under KOAL, the more creations there can be using on the KOAL licensed works. When you share your work with others, they can enrich and refine your work. Furthermore, you can then create an even better work based on the refined work of others. * Types of KOAL licenses and their usage There are four types of KOAL license. KOAL 2.0: Permission As long as the moral rights of the copyright holder are respected, you can use the works freely in any way you choose such as copying, transferring, translating, arranging, or creating derivative works from them. You can also use them for profit. KOAL 2.0: No derivative works As long as the moral rights of the copyright holder are respected, you can use the works freely in any way you choose such as copying or transferring. However, you must get prior permission from the copyright holder before you can create derivative works such as translation and music arrangment. KOAL 2.0: Noncommercial As long as the moral rights of the copyright holder are respected, you can use the works freely in any way you choose such as copying or transferring. However, you must get prior permission from the copyright holder before you can use his/her work for profit. KOAL 2.0: Noncommercial, No derivative works As long as the moral rights of the copyright holder are respected, you can use the works freely in any way you choose such as copying or transferring. However, you must get prior permission from the copyright holder before you can use his/her work for profit or create derivative works such as translation and music arrangment. Authors and artists can choose one of the four licenses described above. If you mark your photos, articles, music, or visual creations with KOAL, users will easily know under what conditions the work can be used freely. Users can use works licensed under KOAL in various ways such as using them on their blogs or personal homepages. When articles and novels are shared and distributed by many people, discussions on the work will refine and enhance the work. Similarly, when your music is appreciated and processed by other artists, it can be the groundwork for better music through successive derivations. You can enrich our culture by participating in the KOAL program. License your own works with KOAL licenses by putting a KOAL mark on it.