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Communication Books
Korean publisher among the rights holders whose e-books were used without licence in a national AI corpus; a Seoul court awarded them damages in 2026. Recorded here: 2 public prices.
South KoreaLatest record 24 Jul 2026
Public prices involving Communication Books
- Total damages awarded on appeal to 78 rights holders of Communication Books titles copied into the National Institute of Korean Language written corpus (Woongjin and Woongjin Booxen), 2026
About 62 percent of the roughly 5.5 million won claimed. Separate from the 2023 settlement between the Korean Publishers Association, the National Institute of Korean Language and Woongjin Booxen, whose amount was not disclosed.
Press report, Bizhankook, Woongjin loses AI copyright lawsuit (5 August 2026)
약 344만 원 (about 3.44 million won)total award (78 rights holders)
- Per-title damages the Seoul Central District Court (appeal) set for e-books copied without permission into the National Institute of Korean Language written corpus, 78 rights holders of Communication Books titles against Woongjin and Woongjin Booxen, 2026
A court-set price for unlicensed use of a book in a training corpus: 3.5 times the e-book list price per title, times each plaintiff's share; the court held the use was not fair use. The appeal upheld a first-instance ruling of February 2025. The judgment itself was not read.
Press report, Bizhankook, Woongjin loses AI copyright lawsuit (5 August 2026)
전자책 정가의 70%에 인쇄 부수 5부 (70% of the e-book list price, times 5 copies, times the plaintiff's share)per title, as a multiple of the e-book list price
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AIData.Broker, “Communication Books in the AI training data market”, reviewed 24 Jul 2026. https://aidata.markets/companies/communication-books
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