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Hong Kong copyright law changes in pipeline to keep pace with artificial intelligence development

  • Copyright experts support legislative change to cover creators who use AI technology to generate content
  • Consultation paper on changes to law to be released this year, head of government Intellectual Property Department says

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Hong Kong copyright laws need to catch up with artificial intelligence developments, expert says. Photo: Shutterstock
Fiona Chow
A review of Hong Kong’s outdated copyright regulations is under way to keep pace with the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and experts in the field have backed changes to legislation to protect creators who use the technology.
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David Wong Fuk-loi, the director of the government’s Intellectual Property Department, mapped out a consultation plan with online service providers on topics involving copyright of AI-generated content, machine-learning answers and models, and the protection of AI content creators, which are not covered by existing laws.

“In response to the prevalence of AI, we are to release a consultation paper within this year and review what other areas in the current ordinance need to be amended,” Wong said last week.

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Wong added that AI development had built up momentum around the world, but the city’s copyright regulations had not kept up.

David Wong, the director of government’s Intellectual Property Departments, backs copyright legislation modernisation to take account of developments in artificial intelligence. Photo: Handout.
David Wong, the director of government’s Intellectual Property Departments, backs copyright legislation modernisation to take account of developments in artificial intelligence. Photo: Handout.
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