KBS headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul / Korea Occasions file
Korea’s three terrestrial broadcasters filed a copyright lawsuit towards Naver, Tuesday, accusing the foremost Korean on-line platform of utilizing their information content material for generative synthetic intelligence (AI) coaching with out permission, in accordance with the Korean Broadcasters Affiliation.
Within the lawsuit, KBS, MBC, and SBS claimed that Naver used the broadcasters‘ information articles for its AI platforms, HyperCLOVA and HyperCLOVA X, with out permission, thereby infringing on their copyrights and violating the Unfair Competitors Prevention Act.
In December 2023, the affiliation despatched notices to each home and overseas data expertise (IT) corporations, together with Naver, Kakao, and Google Korea stating that „separate compensation consultations are required to make use of information content material for AI studying” and that they’re prohibited from utilizing information content material with out acquiring permission first.
Moreover, the affiliation, which represents 39 broadcasters, established an AI process power composed of authorized and mental property consultants.
The duty power made two formal requests to Naver for compensation for the usage of information knowledge from broadcasters and for measures to forestall additional infringement, however obtained no clear response, in accordance with the affiliation.
„In response to our request for disclosure of the supply and content material of AI studying knowledge and the info acquisition path, Naver refused to take action,“ the affiliation’s process power stated. „Beginning with Naver, we’ll file lawsuits towards different huge tech corporations that use information knowledge with out permission and take a robust stance.“
A Naver official stated, „The lawsuit filed by the Korean Broadcasters Affiliation has been confirmed by means of information experiences, however we’ve got not but discovered the contents of the swimsuit. We can make clear our place after understanding the small print.“
In the meantime, Naver has beforehand defended its place, asserting the truthful use of stories content material for coaching generative AI.
Nonetheless, following the emergence of the problem, the corporate has kept away from utilizing information knowledge with out consent, after revising its phrases and situations in response to protests from media shops.
Naver plans to interact in public discussions and think about media suggestions on the problem.
Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon delivers a speech in regards to the firm’s hyperscale synthetic intelligence platform HyperCLOVA X throughout a press convention in Seoul, Aug. 24, 2023. Yonhap
In the meantime, the Korean Affiliation of Newspapers has additionally been reviewing the problem with authorized consultants to forestall any copyright infringements.
“Though the affiliation has not but determined to file a lawsuit just like the Korean Broadcasters Affiliation, we’re contemplating varied measures relating to IT corporations’ violation (of stories content material copyrights),” the affiliation’s official stated.
On Dec. 28, 2023, the newspaper affiliation submitted a request to the Honest Commerce Fee, urging the correction of Naver’s unfair use of stories content material for generative AI coaching.
The affiliation argued that Naver’s use of stories content material for AI coaching is an act with out prior consent from the media and constitutes copyright infringement.
It additionally referred to as on the federal government to specify related provisions within the partnership’s phrases and situations, making certain that media corporations obtain correct compensation for the usage of information content material in coaching HyperCLOVA X.
Relating to Naver’s refusal to reveal the scale and scope of stories knowledge used for Generative AI studying to media corporations, the newspaper affiliation stated, „The federal government ought to power Naver to reveal the data and function of use of stories knowledge, which is the idea for calculating the information utilization price used for HyperCLOVA X’s studying.“
