Seeking a Balance Between the AI Industry and Copyright Protection

Culture Ministry to Host Copyright Forum in Seoul on 4th
Examining National Policy Responses and Discussing Solutions

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Copyright Commission will hold the 'Seoul Copyright Forum' on the 4th at the Ambassador Seoul Pullman Hotel. Under the theme 'Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Copyright: Finding a New Balance,' they will seek practical solutions to current issues.

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Since the emergence of generative AI Chat-GPT, the need to establish norms surrounding AI has increased. In particular, as large-scale AI learns from massive amounts of data and generates outputs based on it, copyright issues have become a significant point of contention. Specifically, these include ▲whether and how to compensate for works used during the AI learning phase ▲the rights and responsibilities related to outputs created using AI ▲and AI-generated content utilizing celebrities' likenesses, voices, and so forth.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will first examine the policy status of major countries such as the United States, Japan, and the European Union (EU) to see how they are finding a balance between the AI industry and copyright protection. Lee Dae-hee, professor at Korea University Law School and chair of the AI-Copyright Working Group, will deliver the keynote speech. Darren Pogoda, legal advisor at the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Yukihiro Miwa, senior legal advisor at the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs; and Thomas Margoni, professor at KU Leuven in Belgium, will present their countries' policy responses to AI and copyright.

The forum will also explore the balance points as viewed by the AI industry and copyright academia. Representatives from Microsoft and Conan Technology, along with Professor Cha Sang-yuk from Kyungpook National University Law School, will each present. The subsequent comprehensive discussion will be moderated by Professor Lee Cheol-nam of Chungnam National University Law School.

Jung Hyang-mi, director of the Copyright Bureau at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, stated, "We will discuss solutions to copyright issues related to AI learning and associated outputs by referring to the forum results."

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