Authorship and Ownership Issues Raised by AI-Generated Works: A Comparative Analysis
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Navigating AI Copyrightability: Key Legal and Ethical Challenges
2.1. Training Data: The Backbone of AI Creativity
2.2. AI and Human Involvement: A Prerequisite for Copyright?
2.3. AI-Generated Creativity: Navigating Legal Uncertainties in Ownership and Authorship
3. AI on Trial: The Legal Status of Machine-Generated Creativity
3.1. The Good, the Bad, and the Complex: AI Copyright in a Divided World
3.1.1. Guardians of Human Creativity: The Restrictive Approach
3.1.2. Legal Innovation in AI Copyright: The Progressive Approach
3.1.3. Between Innovation and Tradition: Striking a Balance
3.2. AI in the Courtroom: How Judges Are Shaping the Future of Copyright
3.2.1. Li v Liu: Setting a Precedent or a One-Time Exception?
3.2.2. Suryast: A Milestone or a Mere Legal Mistake?
3.2.3. Thaler v Perlmutter: From Copyright to Patents and Beyond
4. Future Prospects and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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