Regulation, Law & GovernanceMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea Copyright Commission
Korean government publishes a generative AI copyright guide
Generative AI copyright guide published — recommended securing lawful permission to use works in advance wherever possible, even for AI training, and stated that it is unclear whether fair use applies until established case law accumulates
Why it matters
A government document itself acknowledges that Korea has no TDM exemption like Article 30-4 of Japan's Copyright Act. The document that defines the asymmetry between Korean and Japanese law on training data
Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”
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