KOMCA (Korea Music Copyright Association), Major Organizational Restructuring: "Building a Member-Centric, Transparent Management System Capable of Responding to AI"

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The Korea Music Copyright Association (President Lee Si-ha, hereinafter KOMCA) is undertaking a comprehensive organizational restructuring to improve its operational framework.

According to KOMCA on the 11th, the association has established new units including 'Future Labs', the Secretary-General's Office, the Human Resources Team, the Legal Support Team, and the CS Support Team. It has also transitioned from a 12-year Yoo Ji-hae-on (Head) system to a division chief system, representing a fundamental redesign of the association's entire operational structure.

This organizational restructuring is driven by the reformist will of the newly appointed Lee Si-ha (Chairman), focusing on enhancing the distribution system based on member-first principles, strengthening complaint response mechanisms, establishing a fair personnel system, and securing capabilities to respond to the AI era.

Furthermore, this restructuring is notable as it reflects the accountability and transparency standards required after being designated as a public-affiliated organization in 2025, and marks the first step toward restoring trust in the association and building an innovative system following last year's misconduct incident involving senior officials.

The core of this restructuring lies in dividing the association's operations into two main pillars: the Secretariat (led by Secretary-General Baek Seung-yeol) and the Administration Division (led by Division Chief Lee Sang-jin). By reforming the existing command structure, the plan aims to clearly distinguish functional responsibilities while simultaneously strengthening collaboration and accountability among departments.

Among the newly established units, 'Future Labs' has drawn the most attention. As a dedicated team to proactively respond to AI, which is reshaping the music industry, it will serve as a control tower to address changes in the next-generation copyright environment, including the introduction of AI-based music collection models.

Additionally, the Secretary-General position has been newly created to strengthen pre-review functions for major projects and decision-making processes. The Secretary-General will oversee and coordinate major initiatives at each department one step further, thereby enhancing the completeness and execution power of policy implementation.

The distribution system has also been reorganized. Personnel responsible for distribution, previously scattered across various collection departments, have been consolidated into a single 'Distribution Team' to integrate distribution operations under a unified system. This move is described as an implementation of the principle of 'distributing more accurately, more frequently, and in greater amounts,' which Lee Si-ha (Chairman) has emphasized.

Member service response has been significantly strengthened. The newly formed 'CS Support Team' plans to integrate complaint response functions, previously dispersed across various departments, into a dedicated single-window system to improve satisfaction levels. Legal functions have also been dualized into a 'Legal Team' and a 'Legal Support Team' to enable faster support and response to legal disputes involving members.

Foundations have also been laid to enhance the fairness and professionalism of organizational operations. A dedicated 'Human Resources Team' has been established to build a systematic personnel management system, and joint job training with 'Gaining Campus' (CEO Kim Kyung-min) is planned for all personnel at the Choi Cho-ro (Team Lead) level and above since the association's founding.

This training is an initiative to reflect Lee Si-ha (Chairman)'s emphasized management philosophy of 'an association where members come first' throughout all aspects of organizational operations. The plan aims to build a more responsible and professional work execution system to enhance the completeness of the member-centric system. Job training will be implemented gradually starting May 19 across various areas including organizational culture, leadership, and communication. In the future, the association plans to continuously expand its training system through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with 'Gaining Campus'.

Lee Si-ha (Chairman) stated, "This organizational restructuring is not merely a reorganization but the starting point for KOMCA to be reborn as an organization that regains trust from members and society," and emphasized, "We will make KOMCA a copyright organization leading the AI era and an association that responds most quickly to members' voices."

Starting with this organizational restructuring, KOMCA will progressively implement follow-up innovation tasks, including streamlining business processes, systematizing personnel training, and upgrading AI-based business systems.

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