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Hong Kong authorities have postponed implementing the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2025, which was intended to protect copyrighted works from being used in training AI models. Instead of passing the bill, they plan to issue operational guidelines first. The original proposal included an "opt-out" mechanism for text and data mining that faced criticism for placing a significant burden on copyright holders to verify if their work had been utilized by AI companies. Critics suggested an alternative "opt-in" approach.

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The Hong Kong government has postponed the introduction of The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2025, which was intended to include an "opt-out" mechanism allowing text and data mining for AI development without requiring explicit consent from copyright holders. Initially scheduled for submission to the Legislative Council in the first half of last year, the bill's absence became official when it did not appear in either the 2026 blueprint or the city’s five-year plan presented earlier this month.

Critics had previously raised concerns that implementing an "opt-out" system would place a significant burden on copyright holders to monitor and verify if their work was being used by AI companies. As a result, stakeholders suggested an alternative "opt-in" mechanism where rights owners proactively authorize the use of their content for AI training purposes.

Instead of moving forward with the controversial bill, Hong Kong authorities plan to focus first on issuing operational guidelines to address AI copyright issues more comprehensively before considering further legislative action.

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The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2025, which aimed to introduce an “opt-out” mechanism for text and data mining to support AI technology development, was originally scheduled to be submitted to the Legislative Council in the first half of last year.

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🔮 Hong Kong authorities will delay a proposed legal amendment to protect copyrighted works from being used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and will issue operational guidelines first, the South China Morning Post has learned.

2026-09-27 · South China Morning Post

Hong Kong delays AI copyright law to focus on guidelines first · assertive framing

Hong Kong authorities will delay a proposed legal amendment to protect copyrighted works from being used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and will issue operational guidelines first, the South China Morning Post has learned. asserted

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The item was removed from Legco’s legislative agenda last August. asserted

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The legislative proposal, which was mentioned in last year’s policy address, did not appear in the 2026 blueprint or the city’s first five-year plan, delivered together earlier this month. asserted

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The “opt-out” mechanism had raised concerns after it was proposed in 2024, with critics saying it would “involve a lot of effort” for copyright holders to approach AI companies to check whether their work had been used for AI-generated content. asserted

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