The recent development of generative artificial intelligence technology poses a fundamental challenge to the traditional, human-centric copyright system, with copyright attribution of AI-generated works emerging as a key legal issue. This study system...
The recent development of generative artificial intelligence technology poses a fundamental challenge to the traditional, human-centric copyright system, with copyright attribution of AI-generated works emerging as a key legal issue. This study systematically analyzes the requirements and criteria for recognizing the authorship of generative AI creations, and proposes future-oriented institutional improvements. To this end, it analyzes domestic and international copyright law and judicial precedents concerning non-human creation, while also seeking legal solutions by analogously applying the copyright protection process of broadcast formats-a representative case dealing with the idea-expression dichotomy-to the issue of AI prompting. The research finds that copyright applied to AI creations cannot be determined by a single standard; it requires a comprehensive consideration of the human creator's intent, the specificity and originality of creative intervention (such as prompt design and the modification of output), and the degree of substantial control over the final result. Based on this analysis, this study emphasizes the urgent need for phased legal reform and a broad social consensus that rationally evaluates the degree of human contribution in order to supplement the limitations of current law and to foster an ecosystem where technological innovation and creators' rights can exist in harmony.