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.

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Official site	https://www.copyright.or.kr/information-materials/publication/research-report/view.do?brdclasscode=&brdclasscodeList=&brdctsno=55211&etc1=&etc2=&nationcode=&nationcodeList=&noticeYn=&pageIndex=1&searchTarget=ALL&searchText=&searchkeyword= ↗
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=&noticeYn=&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.