The government plans to propose an amendment bill on the "Copyright Ordinance" to safeguard the development of artificial intelligence in the first half of this year

The government plans to submit the draft amendment to the Copyright Ordinance to the Legislative Council in the first half of this year to improve the protection of the development of artificial intelligence technology. After public consultation, the majority of opinions support the introduction of a "text and data mining exemption," believing that this move can promote the development of the AI industry. However, copyright holders generally oppose this, arguing that it undermines their rights. The government proposes to impose restrictions when introducing the exemption and considers providing copyright holders with an "opt-out" option. At the same time, the government believes that it is inappropriate to impose strict legal liability for infringement on AI-generated works, but rather to clarify the applicability of existing laws through guidelines