Our Managing Partner, Alan Chiu, Associate, Hank Yeung, and Trainee Solicitor, Gloria Siu, have co-authored an article exploring how courts and policymakers across the world are grappling with the copyright status of AI-generated works.

From South Korea’s strict “human-only” authorship rules to the U.S. rejection of AI-generated art in 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘷 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, and from China’s recognition of user input in prompt-driven creations to Hong Kong and the UK’s uncertain “necessary arranger” approach, the article highlights how divergent legal regimes are shaping this fast-moving debate.

These differences underscore the challenge of applying traditional copyright concepts of authorship and originality to AI outputs. As more disputes surface—such as the highly anticipated UK case of 𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘷 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘈𝘐—the risk of fragmentation grows, with major implications for creators, businesses, and rights holders worldwide.

Read the full article to understand how global copyright standards on AI are evolving, and what this means for innovation and IP protection.