South Korea Tried Banning AI Music Outright. It Failed. Now Lying About It Costs You Triple Royalties.
KOMCA, South Korea's music copyright agency, scrapped its 16-month total ban on AI-assisted songs on August 3, 2026 and replaced it with mandatory disclosure, after an audit found 60.9% of a sampled catalog was likely AI-assisted and unreported.
Elena R. · 5 min read