Hong Kong: Copyright

In the ongoing debate over copyright law reforms related to generative artificial intelligence (AI), the projected introduction of an "opt-out" strategy by the Hong Kong and UK governments is a pivotal development that warrants careful consideration...

With the evolution of generative artificial intelligence (AI) constantly growing in pace, countries around the world are scrambling to update their laws to tackle new challenges and opportunities posed by this technology.

In October 2023, several large music publishers, Concord, Capital CMG, Universal and ABKCO, ( the "Plaintiffs") brought copyright infringement proceedings against Anthropic PBC ("Defendant") in the US, alleging the Defendant, an AI developer, had infringed on their rights by using their song lyrics catalogues to train its flagship AI product, "Claude".

It's probably no exaggeration to say artificial intelligence (AI) exploded into the public consciousness in late 2022 and early 2023.

The Copyright (Amendment) Ordinance 2022 will come into operation on 1 May 2023 and bring long-awaited updates to Hong Kong's Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (the "Ordinance").

Hong Kong law chapter contributed by IP & TMT partner Gabriela Kennedy, Corporate & Securities partner Hannah Ha, Employment & Benefits partner Hong Tran, Litigation & Dispute Resolution...

The Copyright Tribunal (the "Tribunal") is an independent quasi-judicial body that was established on 1 December 1997 under section 169 of the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (the "CO").

"Crowd funding" involves the investment of a small amount of money by a large number of different people via an online platform, which is used to fund a project, business or loan.

We set out below the major proposals under the Copyright Bill 2014.