Fair Use Guide for Training Works in Generative AI
생성형 인공지능의 저작물 학습에 대한 저작권법상 공정이용 안내서
rights policy item·government guidance·active
Official guide applying Korea's four-factor fair-use framework to protected works, neighboring-rights material, and databases used for generative-AI training, including music and audio.
Recorded facts
| Official site | https://www.copyright.or.kr/information-materials/publication/research-report/view.do?brdclasscode=&brdclasscodeList=&brdctsno=55211&etc1=&etc2=&nationcode=&nationcodeList=¬iceYn=&pageIndex=1&searchTarget=ALL&searchText=&searchkeyword= ↗ |
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| Geography | South Korea |
| parties | unknown |
| item type | fair-use guidance |
| confidence | high |
| identifier | 2026 generative-AI training fair-use guide |
| filing date | unknown |
| jurisdiction | South Korea |
| adoption date | unknown |
| effective date | unknown |
| canonical title | Fair Use Guide for Training Works in Generative AI |
| confidence basis | Primary official source verified. |
| enforcement date | unknown |
| issuing authority | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Korea Copyright Commission |
| primary documents | https://www.copyright.or.kr/information-materials/publication/research-report/view.do?brdclasscode=&brdclasscodeList=&brdctsno=55211&etc1=&etc2=&nationcode=&nationcodeList=¬iceYn=&pageIndex=1&searchTarget=ALL&searchText=&searchkeyword= |
| unresolved questions | Commercial model training outcomes remain fact-specific and no directly on-point Korean music judgment was located. |
| affected entity types | musical works; sound recordings; performances; music databases; AI training datasets |
| documented interpretations | unknown |
| affected professional workflows | dataset sourcing; fair-use assessment; licensing; model training; recordkeeping; dispute response |
| current procedural legal status | Current nonbinding interpretive guidance; not a statutory exception or safe harbor. |
| amendments appeals superseding items | unknown |
| obligations permissions restrictions | Calls for case-specific analysis of purpose and character, nature of the work, amount and substantiality, and market effect; addresses licensing and dispute-response considerations. |
Current
| published (by) | Korea Copyright CommissionSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
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History
| interprets | Copyright Act Article 35-5 (Fair Use of Works)UnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
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| preceded policy development of (by) | 2025 AI-Copyright System Improvement CouncilUnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED medium confidence |
| published (by) | Korea Copyright CommissionUnverifiedSource 1 ↗ DISPUTED high confidence |
Sources & changes
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Field-level evidence
Public change history
- Status unknown → active
- Official URL unknown → www.copyright.or.kr/information-materials/publication/research-report/view.do?brdclasscode=&brdclasscodeList=&brdctsno=55211&etc1=&etc2=&nationcode=&nationcodeList=¬iceYn=&pageIndex=1&searchTarget=ALL&searchText=&searchkeyword=
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