Asia TV Forum & Market

Professor David Tan represented TRAIL at a panel discussion at the Singapore Pavilion of the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) on 7 December 2023 comprising industry leaders and entrepreneurs. The ATF is a significant trade fair event focusing on the entertainment industry in Asia and is held annually at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore.

The panel was moderated by Felix Lee (Business Mentor, CreativesAtWork), and joining Prof Tan are Ho Jia Jian (CEO, Viddsee), Anil Nihalani (Head (Digital Products & Technology), MediaCorp) and Seng Choon Meng (CEO, Scrawl Animation). Prof Tan fielded questions from an enthusiastic audience on the legal issues, in particular copyright and right of publicity, surrounding the use of generative AI in the creative process.

Prof David Tan explaining the laws of different jurisdictions governing AI authorship

Prof David Tan with Trina Ha (Director (Legal), Intellectual Property Office of Singapore)

(L-R) Felix Lee, Prof David Tan, Anil Nihalani, Seng Choon Meng and Ho Jia Jian