Singapore is reviewing how copyright rules apply to AI training as artists impose limits on commissioned work, putting creator protections and commercial use at the center of a consultation that closes Thursday, Nov. 5.
The Ministry of Law and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) are seeking views on whether current rules for computational data analysis are clear, what safeguards rights owners need and how to recognize human contributions to AI-assisted work. The ministry frames the policy challenge as protecting human creativity and investment while supporting innovation for the public good.
Section 244 of Singapore’s Copyright Act 2021 permits some copying for computational data analysis, subject to conditions that include lawful access and use only for that purpose. The Ministry of Law says the exception was intended to cover generative-AI training, including commercial activity, and is asking whether clearer rules or further safeguards are needed.
Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reported that illustrator Farihath Samsul’s client terms bar clients from using generative AI to alter, reproduce or process her commissioned work. Felicia Low-Jimenez, co-founder of publisher Di...