Indonesia’s AI copyright push opens new front in war over digital content

Indonesia's House of Representatives has completed a draft bill to amend the 2014 copyright law, requiring tech platforms to pay compensation for using news content for AI training and aggregation, with royalties distributed through state-supervised collective management organizations. The bill, which will be deliberated after the parliamentary recess ending August 13, also grants copyright protection to AI-assisted works only if they meet unspecified human involvement criteria and prohibits AI from copying an individual's distinctive style.

Indonesia’s AI copyright push opens new front in war over digital content With traffic slumping, a draft bill aims to force tech giants to pay media outlets for using their journalism Indonesia https://www.scmp.com/topics/indonesia?module=inline&pgtype=article ’s push to rewrite its copyright law for the age of artificial intelligence has opened a new front in the battle between news publishers seeking compensation for their work and technology companies warning against overreach. At stake is who gets paid when AI systems and digital platforms use news, images, software and other copyrighted works – and how much human involvement is needed before AI-assisted output qualifies for legal protection. Last week, the House of Representatives said it had completed a draft bill to amend the 2014 copyright law. Deliberations will resume after the parliamentary recess, which runs until August 13. The draft bill, seen by Reuters, would grant copyright protection to AI-assisted works only if they meet human involvement criteria, though it does not specify how much engagement is required. The bill prohibits using AI to copy an individual’s “distinctive style” and requires disclosure of AI use in content. Tech platforms would also have to pay compensation for “aggregating, republishing, or link-previewing news content, as well as using it for AI training”, Reuters reported. Under the proposal, royalties paid by digital companies would go through state-supervised collective management organisations CMOs , which would distribute the proceeds to news publishers.