Sapientia Diversalis: Journal of Human Interaction and Social Studies
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): :February: Sapientia Diversalis: Journal of Human Interaction and Social Studie

The Legal Status of Ai-Based Works of Art: A Study on AI as the Subject of Copyright in Indonesia

Maulana Deden Karoma (State Islamic University of Bandung)
Nurul Shofwan Adha (State Islamic University of Bandung)
Awal Rusdi Maulana (State Islamic University of Bandung)
Ikhwan Aulia Fatahillah (State Islamic University of Bandung)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Feb 2026

Abstract

This study examines the regulatory challenges and doctrinal tensions arising from the proliferation of artificial intelligence in the Indonesian creative economy, with a specific focus on the legal status of algorithmic art. Utilizing a non-empirical normative legal research design incorporating the statute, conceptual, and comparative approaches, the investigation dissects the structural limitations of Law Number 28 of 2014 on Copyright. The analytical framework reveals that Indonesian jurisprudence strictly binds legal subjectivity to human consciousness and corporate entities, creating an insurmountable barrier for autonomous software to achieve independent authorship or claim moral rights. Furthermore, comparative insights from the United States and the European Union demonstrate that unregulated data scraping and algorithmic duplication pose severe economic threats to human creators and communal digital cultural heritage. Ultimately, this study proposes a comprehensive future regulatory model through modified ownership doctrines and specialized statutory frameworks to secure market certainty without disrupting the anthropocentric foundations of national intellectual property law.

Copyrights © 2026






Journal Info

Abbrev

sapientiadiversalis

Publisher

Subject

Description

Sapientia Diversalis: Journal of Human Interaction and Social Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the publication of high-quality scholarly works in the fields of human interaction, social studies, and interdisciplinary social science research. The journal serves as an ...