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1/23/2026 at 7:14:14 AM

Korea's AI law requires watermarks on generated content

https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-01-22/business/tech/Koreas-groundbreaking-AI-law-requires-watermarks-on-generated-content-but-enforcement-gaps-remain/2506349

by BaudouinVH

1/23/2026 at 7:19:00 AM

Korea is in an interesting situation to do this; if the USA did it, people outside the US would make English AI generated videos. But who outside of Korea is going to make Korean AI generated videos?

by OsrsNeedsf2P

1/23/2026 at 7:14:14 AM

But concerns remain over whether the requirement can be enforced in practice, as watermark-removal applications remain widely available.

by BaudouinVH

1/23/2026 at 7:20:58 AM

It seems like the law is more downscoped than the title implies:

> The rules apply only to businesses, not individual users.

I can't think of a business that would be incentivized to dewatermark videos - they just wouldn't watermark them in the first place

by OsrsNeedsf2P