AI-assisted music now eligible for copyright registration in South Korea
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10832066
- Published
- 2026-08-05 17:07:48
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-05 10:58:52
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
The Korea Music Copyright Association announced Monday that creators may now register songs developed with artificial intelligence if they played a substantial and leading role in writing lyrics, composing or arranging the work. Songs generated entirely by AI through simple text prompts remain ineligible. The move reverses KOMCA's previous policy, which had previously withheld registration of AI-assisted works, citing concerns over copyright disputes and the lack of clear standards. "The purpose
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