"No Standards"... AI Content Companies Call for Copyright Guidelines

Calls for Improved Regulations Raised at KOCCA Meeting

Support Scale Expanded by 200% from Previous Year

The Korea Creative Content Agency announced on August 11 that it met with content companies utilizing new technologies at the CKL Enterprise Support Center on the 6th to hear direct feedback regarding industry issues and support policies. The event aimed to increase the effectiveness of support policies in response to the rapidly evolving environment of new technologies and generative artificial intelligence (AI).

At the New Technology Artificial Intelligence Industry Communication Meeting held on the 6th, Yoonji Kim, President of the Korea Creative Content Agency, is greeting company officials. / Photo by Korea Creative Content Agency

The meeting was attended by eight companies specializing in new technologies such as extended reality (XR), augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR); generative AI-based video, media art, and music; and content distribution and platforms. Participants proposed a range of suggestions, including innovation in production processes through new technology and AI adoption, establishing institutional bases such as copyright protection, fostering skilled professionals, providing tailored support for small and medium-sized enterprises at various growth stages, and expanding technology cooperation between companies.

The most notable topic was the issue of insufficient regulations. Kim Taehwan, CEO of Creative Mot, stated, "The biggest uncertainty for commercialization is the absence of clear standards regarding copyright, portrait rights, and generative AI similarity," and emphasized, "If standardized government-level guidelines are established, domestic content commercialization will become much more active." Heo Wongil, CEO of Poja Labs, pointed out the issue of technology accessibility, suggesting, "If excellent AI technologies for image, video, and music production were provided in the form of application programming interfaces (APIs), it could spur new creative endeavors."

This year, the Korea Creative Content Agency has increased the size of its 'AI Content Production Support Project' by 200% from the previous year, backing fifty-one projects. Support is being provided according to the growth stage of participating companies, categorized as leading (global expansion), entry (genre convergence, new technology convergence, platform demonstration), and cooperative (large-scale corporate partnerships). Newly established commercialization support programs are also expanding opportunities for tailored consulting and inter-company collaboration.

Attendees of the meeting included Oh Yundong, Head of CJ 4Dplex; Lee Jikhyung, Manager at Hyundai Department Store; Choi Eunseok, Vice President of District Korea; Jung Sungjin, CEO of M83; Kim Taehwan, CEO of Creative Mot; Heo Sungho, CEO of Salt Makers; Jeon Wooyeol, CEO of VentaX; and Heo Wongil, CEO of Poja Labs./Korea Creative Content Agency

Yoonji Kim, President of the Korea Creative Content Agency, stated, "There is a need to continuously upgrade support policies in line with advances in AI technology," and added, "Based on feedback from the field, we will work to further expand opportunities for technology exchange and collaboration between companies, explore regulatory and institutional research, and foster AI talent and other policies to support industry growth."

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