[Consultation] Review of the feasibility of establishing an artificial intelligence (AI) service using copyrighted works online.

Law firm Veat was commissioned by A, a company operating AI-related businesses, to review the possibility of building AI services utilizing internet copyrighted works.

A commissioned Law firm Veat to review whether the AI service infringed on copyrights, utilizing data mining methods by collecting and analyzing copyrighted works publicly available on the internet.

Accordingly, Law firm Veat reviewed whether the AI service infringed on copyrights based on relevant laws such as the “Copyright Act” and provided advice.

Last November, a proposed amendment to the Copyright Act submitted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is being actively discussed in the National Assembly.

This proposed amendment includes, among other things, a new provision limiting intellectual property rights to allow the use of copyrighted works even without obtaining a license, within the scope deemed necessary for automated information analysis using computers.

Law firm Veat possesses extensive experience providing legal advice on copyright matters and leverages accumulated know-how. Please contact Law firm Veat if you need legal advice regarding the Copyright Act or the proposed amendment to the Copyright Act.

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