Korea Music Copyright Association (Komca) claims they can suspend the royalties or eliminate the work of artists who falsely deny AI

It seems that the Copyright Association for Music in Korea (Komca) has issued new orientations for artists associated with it. A new press release shared on April 1 by Mlex Notes that Komca will not approve the creations of artists made with “AI Technology”. The statement writes that the association will only record the work when the artist guarantees that they,

“He did not use you and were created only by creative human contributions.”

Pop Base shared the news on his X channel and that the artists have to “declare if you were used in creating a song.” In addition, if an artist makes a false statement, Komca can “suspend royalties” or even “elimination of the work”. The procedures are made to ensure that the artist’s creations are in accordance with the “author’s document” of South Korea.

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The decision of the Copyright Association for Music in Korea (Komca) will ask artists to declare the use of AI

Komca protects, monitors and manages the musical rights of global and independent artists in South Korea. In addition, every year, the association grants full belonging to artists who have managed to generate great royalties from their music. Komca’s new orientations against the use of creative activity are in accordance with the “copyright act” in South Korea, which defines the work as,

“A creative production that expresses human thoughts and emotions and an author as a person who creates a work.”

In his official statement, the Korea Association on copyright rights added that artists will have to “take on legal responsibility”

“For all the civil and criminal disputes that arise from false reports, etc. If you refuse to agree, you can report the work, but the registration will be placed.”

According to the association, the new procedures were effective since March 24, 2025. Faime Blackpink, Rose He is the second person after singer SEO Tai-Ji in the K-Pop industry who withdrew from Komca. The work of the singer “apt” is distributed and managed by the Atlantic Records. Conformable NaverKorea Association on Korean Music Copyright has previously ceased to pay “24 hours of love” of singer Hong Jin Young and five songs of other artists in 2022 due to AI use.

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With the evolutions of AI technology, online creators sometimes use them in their work. For example, Kanye West Previously revealed using AI in his newest album, Bully. The decision of the Copyright Association for Music in Korea (Komca) is taken to encourage “creative human contributions”.

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