Hong Kong copyright-and-AI consultation outcomes and proposed text-and-data-mining exception
版權和人工智能公眾諮詢結果及建議未來路向
rights policy item·proposed reform·unknown
Government proposal for a conditional commercial and non-commercial TDM exception; the code and legislative proposal were still being prepared at the 2026-05-20 official update.
Verified facts
| Official site | https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2025/english/panels/ci/papers/ci20250218cb2-240-4-e.pdf ↗ |
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| Geography | Hong Kong |
| legco paper | CB(2)240/2025(04) |
| parties | unknown |
| item type | proposed_reform |
| jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
| canonical title | Hong Kong copyright-and-AI consultation outcomes and proposed text-and-data-mining exception |
| issuing authority | Commerce and Economic Development Bureau and Intellectual Property Department |
| primary documents | https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2025/english/panels/ci/papers/ci20250218cb2-240-4-e.pdf |
| affected entity types | AI model developers; copyright owners; licensing bodies; creative industries |
| documented interpretations | unknown |
| affected professional workflows | training-data licensing; rights reservation; compliance records; AI-output analysis |
| current procedural legal status | proposal_pending_at_last_official_update |
| unresolved legal or factual questions | No enacted bill or final code was located by 2026-07-15; timing and final text remain pending. |
| obligations permissions or restrictions | The proposed TDM exception would require lawful access, no infringing copies and source records, and would not apply where licensing is available or rights are reserved.; Government proposed non-binding guidance rather than immediate substantive amendment for AI-output protection and infringement. |
| amendments appeals and superseding items | Government continued preparing a code and legislative proposal through at least 2026-05-20. |
| affected organizations models datasets works | unknown |
| docket case regulation or standard identifier | LegCo CB(2)240/2025(04) |
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