With the increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) in all walks of life, disputes relating to AI are also rapidly emerging. In a press conference last year, the Beijing Internet Court published eight ‘model’ (precedent-illustrating) cases involving AI. These cases relate to various aspects of AI usage, including AI-created graphics, voice generation, face swapping,…

The Australian Government has recently introduced the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026 (Bill), which seeks to amend the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (Copyright Act) to, among other things:

• facilitate the use of copyright materials for which the copyright owner cannot be identified or located (commonly known as ‘orphan works’), by limiting the remedies available for infringing use, where

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In our previous blog posts here and here, we reported on the Hong Kong government’s efforts to update the Copyright Ordinance to align with the latest technological developments, especially in relation to artificial intelligence. This month, the government released a further public consultation to update the Registered Designs Ordinance (RDO) in view of global…

This article was co-authored with Alyson Poole, with thanks to Jerome Messiha.

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IP Australia released the Australian IP Report 2025 (IP Report), providing the latest IP trends, statistics and policy developments across Australia. In this article we explore the trends and developments across key industries including consumer markets, energy and transport, pharmaceuticals and…

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) in Hong Kong conducted compliance checks on 60 local organizations across a wide range of sectors to study their use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on personal data privacy, with the aim to monitor compliance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) in…

Judge William Alsup expressed broad concerns about a proposed $1.5 billion settlement deal between Anthropic PBC and a number of author-plaintiffs, questioning whether the agreement adequately protects class members and Anthropic. At a September 8 preliminary hearing, Judge Alsup denied the parties’ motion for approval without prejudice, later issuing an order postponing approval until more…

In August 2024, we reported on the Hong Kong Government’s two-month public consultation on potential revisions to the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (“CO”) in response to developments in generative artificial intelligence (“AI”). The public consultation was completed on 8 September 2024.

On 18 February 2025, the Government submitted a discussion paper (“Paper”) to the Legislative…