South Korean Copyright Agency Ends Ban on AI-Assisted Music, Launches Framework For Registration, Royalties

The new policy allows AI as a supportive tool, but reserves copyright protections and royalties strictly for human creators.

The Korea Music Copyright Association announced Monday that creators may now register songs developed with artificial intelligence if they played a substantial and leading role in writing lyrics, composing or arranging the work. Songs generated entirely by AI through simple text prompts remain ineligible. The move reve