This study analyzes the copyright ownership status of generative AI artworks under Law No. 28 of 2014 on Copyright and the urgency of redefining legal subjects in Indonesia. Using a normative juridical method with statutory and conceptual approaches, this study finds that Indonesia's copyright regime, which adheres to the principle of human authorship, creates a legal vacuum for works autonomously generated by artificial intelligence. This research examines three legal protection scenarios: works as public domain, user ownership, and the concept of computer-aided works. The analysis results indicate that granting independent legal subject status to AI (electronic personhood) is not yet urgent and risks disrupting the doctrine of civil liability. As a solution, the study recommends an approach of attributing rights to humans with dominant creative contributions or the formation of more adaptive sui generis regulations.
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