Where is the border between tribute and copyright violation?

This may hinge on whether the creator is a person or an artificial intelligence entity.

Mike Schuster, an associate professor of legal studies at the Terry College of Business, contends that a widespread public prejudice against art produced by generative artificial intelligence might result in an increase in copyright litigations and legal victories for copyright plaintiffs.

“There exists extensive literature on whether works generated by AI should qualify for copyright protection,” Schuster stated. “Additionally, there is considerable discussion on whether copyrighted works can be utilized as training data for AI… We are investigating something distinct. Our aim was to explore the subsequent effects of AI usage. Specifically, do people tend to view my use of AI to produce art as infringing on another artist’s copyrights?”

Schuster, who examines patent and copyright regulations, collaborated with his co-author, University of Miami assistant professor Joseph Avery, who investigates the public’s viewpoint on AI, to analyze how everyday individuals responded to copyright infringement scenarios involving AI-generated artwork. They discovered that individuals were more inclined to perceive references to other artists’ styles as copyright violations when the image was produced by AI.

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