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East Asian AI copyright policy coordination

Overview

East Asian nations are increasingly coordinating efforts to address copyright challenges emerging from artificial intelligence.

In August 2026, the Philippines and South Korea convened a forum to discuss AI-generated music. The discussion focused on the necessity of robust digital rights management and metadata governance to protect songwriters and performers from issues such as royalty hijacking and fraud. South Korea presented its integrated music rights database as a potential model for ensuring fair remuneration.

By September 2026, South Korea and Japan expanded these intergovernmental discussions to balance creator rights with AI industry growth. South Korea outlined financial plans to increase budgets for AI training data and R&D for copyright governance. Japan expressed interest in South Korea’s legal guidelines regarding fair use and noted its intention to implement a comprehensive response system to combat online infringement, similar to one utilized by South Korea in 2024.

Entities

Korea Copyright Protection Agency · Korea Music Copyright Association · Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology · Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines · Teodoro C. Pascua

Timeline

  1. about 15 hours ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    South Korea and Japan coordinate AI copyright policies

    South Korea and Japan met in Seoul to coordinate copyright policies for the AI era, focusing on training data, fair use, and combating online infringement through shared technological systems.

  2. 17 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Philippines and South Korea forum addresses AI music copyright challenges

    The Philippines and South Korea are collaborating to strengthen digital copyright systems and rights management to combat challenges like royalty hijacking and fraud caused by the rise of AI-generated music.

Sources

dongponews.net · idsn.co.kr · logisticsnews.ph · thephilbiznews.com