Teachers' portrait rights, copyright infringed on under online education
Posted : 2021-04-12 12:18
Updated : 2021-04-12 18:35
A teacher gives a remote class at an elementary school in Seoul, in this Jan. 28 photo. Yonhap
By Bahk Eun-ji
Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers' portrait and intellectual property rights are reported to have been infringed upon since the commencement of online classes.
The unexpected fallout from the coronavirus was raised during a virtual joint forum, Saturday, by the Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations (KFTA) and the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS).
The forum took place following a series of incidents, in which students captured images of teachers, while taking online classes, and misused them by placing them on deep-fake photos and videos that became widespread on the internet.