Unfair Competition Prevention Act Protection for Economically Valuable Personal Identifiers

부정경쟁방지 및 영업비밀보호에 관한 법률 제2조제1호 타목

rights policy item·statute·active

Statutory unfair-competition protection for commercially valuable name, likeness, voice, signature, and other identifiers, central to unauthorized AI singing-voice claims.

Verified facts

Official site	https://law.go.kr/lsLinkCommonInfo.do?chrClsCd=010202&lsJoLnkSeq=1020635549 ↗
Geography	South Korea
article	2(1), item ta
parties	unknown
item type	publicity and unfair-competition statute
confidence	high
identifier	Unfair Competition Prevention Act Article 2(1), item ta
filing date	unknown
jurisdiction	South Korea
adoption date	unknown
effective date	2022-06-08
canonical title	Unfair Competition Prevention Act Protection for Economically Valuable Personal Identifiers
confidence basis	Primary official source verified.
enforcement date	unknown
issuing authority	National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
primary documents	https://law.go.kr/lsLinkCommonInfo.do?chrClsCd=010202&lsJoLnkSeq=1020635549
unresolved questions	Scope for noncommercial fan covers and the boundary with constitutional personality rights remain fact-sensitive.
affected entity types	singers; singing voices; voice models; AI cover songs; entertainment agencies
documented interpretations	unknown
affected professional workflows	voice-data contracting; model training; commercial release; injunctions; damages; administrative enforcement
current procedural legal status	Binding law; included as earlier law still in force and directly relevant.
amendments appeals superseding items	unknown
obligations permissions restrictions	Restricts unauthorized commercial use of a widely recognized person's economically valuable identifiers contrary to fair commercial practices or competitive order where economic interests are harmed; civil and administrative remedies may apply.