I always thought our national anthem is very similar to Auld Lang Syne.
But I did not know why and how until now.
안익태 선생님께서 Property right을 소유하시다가, "애국가를 바꾸자"는 운동이 일어나자,
그의 후손들이 그 권리를 정부에 무료로 넘겼다 하지요.
Before that, I heard that there was some struggle about the right between people vs. 안익태 후손.
Just wonder if he could have claimed the ownership of the song.....
Can I modify "Arirang" a bit and then claim the ownership of my version of "Arirang"?

Even though we have been so much used to it, I wish we have a different national anthem
than a similar copy of someone else's folk song.
What do foreigners think about our national anthem?
Will they feel funny when we play an (a kind of) Auld Lang Syne in the Olympic games?