On September 6, the Copyright Alliance submitted comments in response to the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) and Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of Hong Kong in response to the Public Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (2024) (“Consultation”), specifically concerning Chapter 4 of the Consultation and the proposal for a tailored exception for text and data mining (“Proposed TDM Exception”). The comments highlight that the Proposed TDM Exception undermines the fundamental rights of creators and copyright owners, potentially violates international IP obligations, and runs counter to other countries’ approaches to AI, including the United States.