{
  "id": 15990039,
  "title": "South Korean publishers raise alarm over bulk book buys linked to AI training",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/south-korean-publishers-raise-alarm-over-bulk-book-buys-linked-to-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-22T02:56:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3371714/south-korean-publishers-raise-alarm-over-bulk-book-buys-linked-ai-training"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Korean publishers are calling for stronger copyright protections and compensation as bulk book purchase requests suspected of being linked to artificial intelligence training raise concerns over intellectual property theft. Publishing groups are investigating suspicious orders and seeking a coordinated response. However, authors and publishers face a fundamental obstacle: they often cannot…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}