Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Directorate General of Intellectual Property will regulate artificial intelligence (AI) and royalty mechanisms in the upcoming revision of Law No. 28/2014 on Copyright.

“This revision has been included in the national legislative program. It’s a DPR initiative; we’re just waiting for the list of issues before proceeding with deliberations,” said Director General Razilu on Thursday (22/5/2025), referring to the House of Representatives.

He emphasized the law’s current inadequacy in addressing technological developments like AI. Purely AI-generated works without human input will not be granted copyright. “If humans contribute, then the work is copyrightable,” he added.

Razilu likened AI to a tool—humans remain the creators, as reported by antaranews.com.

Meanwhile, Director of Copyright and Industrial Design, Agung Damarsasongko, explained that AI-generated content lacks character and often overlaps with others’ copyrights.

He added that his will also refine rules on collective management organizations to clarify royalty distribution, especially for music performances.

(mg/inp/pr/rs)