Discussing the coexistence of AI and copyright... ‘2026 Seoul Copyright Forum’
Sharing trends in laws and precedents from AI-leading countries on the topic of generative AI and copyright
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- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Copyright Commission will hold the '2026 Seoul Copyright Forum' at the Ambassador Seoul Pullman Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 12th.
- On the topic of generative AI and copyright, trends in laws and precedents of leading AI countries will be shared and ways to coexist will be explored, and will be broadcast live on YouTube.
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Copyright Commission are holding a forum in Seoul to explore ways for generative AI and copyright to coexist.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Copyright Commission will hold the '2026 Seoul Copyright Forum' at the Ambassador Seoul Pullman Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 12th.
This forum, held under the theme of 'Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Copyright', will share the latest trends, such as copyright laws and precedents in AI-leading countries, and explore ways for AI and copyright to coexist.
Stephen Tapp, CEO of Sentinel Worldwide in the U.S., Xiaoling Chen, a professor at the Graduate School of Intellectual Property at East China University of Political Science and Law, and Hyunsung Park, director of the Copyright Policy Department at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism introduce each country's AI-related copyright laws, systems and policies.
Next, Google copyright lawyer Adrienne Timar, Sogang University Law School professor Park Jun-woo, Newtune CEO Lee Jong-pil, and International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO) Regional Policy and External Cooperation Director Sarah Tran discuss ways to coexist between AI and copyright.
The forum will also be broadcast live online through the YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@koreacopyright/streams), and you can participate in questions through real-time comments.
Choi Young-jin, director of the Copyright Bureau at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said, "We will look for legal and institutional measures to ensure that AI and copyright can coexist by referring to the various opinions that will be discussed at this forum."
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will explore legal and institutional measures for coexistence of AI and copyright based on forum discussions.
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