Korean creators launch a large-scale boycott of AI comics, opposing infringement, misappropriation and illegal commercialization

June 7 news, according to foreign media KoreaWave, a boycott of AI webcomics is currently popular on the Korean Internet. On "Challenge Comics", an open comic creation platform owned by Naver, a large number of posts about "Resisting AI Webtoons" appeared from June 2 to 3, some of which received extremely high clicks and even entered the top ten views.

Resisters generally believe that AI lacks originality, so every picture created by AI may be suspected of infringement of original works. These posters also stated that they are not opposed to the development of technology, but they are opposed to unauthorized plagiarism, duplication, image scaling, misappropriation of images, infringement of portrait rights and illegal commercialization.

South Korean media believe that the reason behind the resistance to AI creation is the emergence of more and more AI creations similar to the style of real painters. Some AIs have obtained copyrighted Internet images without authorization during development, which has also triggered strong public reactions.

The Naver Webtoon platform responsible for operating "Challenge Comics" has previously added a clause in the user agreement, requiring registered members to agree to the platform and other Naver services using the original works they publish for research purposes . It is this clause that has led to concerns that the original content posted by users on "Challenge Comics" may be used for AI learning.

A person in charge of Naver Webtoon said: "Currently we are not using challenge comics for AI learning, and have not discussed this issue. If we will use it in the future, we will find ways to ensure no infringement."

Since generative AI and copyright issues are still in a legal gray area, the wave of resistance to AI in creative industries, including online comics, may continue for some time.

IT House previously reported that the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs has recently issued an explanatory document on the relationship between AI and copyright, which has triggered heated discussions on Twitter. However, the document is still relatively rough, and the Japanese government has stated that it will discuss this issue in more depth with all sectors of society in the future.

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