Contest Passion Pay and copyright infringement controversy

College students preparing for employment generally participate in contests to challenge themselves. Contests are an opportunity for entrants to show their abilities to the world, and for organizers to review various creative works and fresh ideas. However, the contest outline states that the copyright of the winning work may belong to the organizer. Have you … Read more

Summit Play first unreleased music auction

According to the announcement on the 13th, the first unprecedented auction of unreleased music will be held at SK v1 Tower in Seongsu on the 21st. This event is hosted by Summit Play, Korea’s first unreleased music trading service, and was made possible by Summit Play’s idea of considering music as artistic content. Summit Play … Read more

Large number of illegal video streaming apps and sites detected

Due to the lack of action by the Korea Copyright Protection Agency, the response to illegal video streaming applications (apps) and sites is inadequate. The National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, led by People Power Party lawmaker Kim Seung-soo, announced the “Status of Detection of Illegal Distribution Streaming Apps and Sites.” According to this, … Read more

Google will be responsible for copyright disputes arising from the use of Generated AI.

Google has decided to take responsibility for handling copyright-related issues if customers using its generative AI services encounter copyright-related issues. This means that Google will be directly responsible for not only creative works created using generative AI, but also copyright lawsuits related to the use of training data. Other companies are also announcing similar policies … Read more