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Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT and Beyond: AI: Copyright

Who holds the copyright?

If you create something using an AI such as ChatGPT, who holds the copyright?  Check Terms of Use for the AI you use for some guidance. For example, Terms of Use for OpenAI (which includes ChatGPT) include the statement that "you may not represent that out put from services was human-generated when it was not."  

Anderson, K. (2023, January 13).  ChatGPT says it's not an author.  The Geyser. [If AI is not an author, it can't hold copyright, right?]

Chen, M.  (2023, January 12). A scientist has filed suit against the U. S. Copyright Office, arguing his A.I.-generated art should be granted protections.  Artnet.com

Ellison, S. (2022, August 29).  Who owns DALL-E images?  Findlaw.

Hoffelder, N. (2022, December 26). "The US Copyright Office accepts and then challenged the copyright registration for a comic book which uses AI-generated art. (I think they erred – if the comic book has text written by a human, and was laid out by a human, then it is as copyrightable as any novel which uses publics domain or other works which can’t be copyrighted.)"  [This post leads to a short news story and quick video about this comic book and copyright.]

Kinsella, E. (2022, February 23).  Can A.I.-generated art receive copyright protection?  U. S. authorities say no, citing a lack of ‘human authorship. Artnet.

McKendrick, J. (2022, December 12 ). Who ultimately owns content generated by ChatGPT and other AI platforms?  Forbes.  [Annoying pop-ups!  One of the points at the end of this article:  If generated text is used, should ChatGPT be cited?  An intellectual property lawyer Michael Kelber says yes, it would be appropriate to cite ChatGPT as a source.]

Murphy, B. P. (2022, December).  No, the Lensa AI app technically isn't stealing artists' work - but it will majorly shake up the art world.  The Conversation.

Moody, G. (2022, December 22).  The copyright industry is about to discover that there are hundreds of thousands of songs generated by AI already available, already popular.  TechDirt. 

Priori Legal.  (2022, December 14).  What does OpenAI’s ChatGPT think about copyright?  Priori.  [Read what the AI thinks about copyright and AI].

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