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Thailand and South Korea deepen copyright ties on AI and piracy
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Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has held bilateral talks with four major South Korean organisations involved in copyright policy, protection and rights management as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation, improve copyright protection and create more income opportunities for Thai creators.
Key facts
- The four partners were South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), the Korea Copyright Commission (KCC), the Korea Copyright Protection Agency (KCOPA) and the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).
- The DIP also met KOMCA, a major South Korean music rights organisation which the department reported has a 99% market share
- According to the DIP, KOMCA does not accept the registration of music created entirely by AI, while works eligible for registration must be primarily created by humans or involve more than 50% human creative contribution.
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Summary
The four partners were South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), the Korea Copyright Commission (KCC), the Korea Copyright Protection Agency (KCOPA) and the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).
DIP Director-General Auramon Supthaweethum explained that discussions with the MCST focused on policies to support the creative industries, particularly how the legal framework could balance the promotion of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation with the protection of creators’ rights.