Artificial Intelligence Painting The Bigger Picture For Copyright Ownership

29 Pages Posted: 12 Dec 2019

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Courtney White

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Rita Matulionyte

Macquarie Law School

Date Written: December 5, 2019

Abstract

To receive copyright protection in Australia works must be original, amongst other requirements. The originality standard involves ‘independent intellectual effort’ that originates from an actual person. The reality of today’s creativity domain is that works are not always originating from actual persons. Due to impressive advancements in technology, some works are being created by artificial intelligence and without the involvement of an actual person. These works cannot meet copyright requirements under current law and subsequently do not receive copyright protection. This paper endeavours to answer a two-tiered question posed by the challenges artificial intelligence works have on traditional concepts of copyright. Firstly, should copyright subsist in works created by AI? Secondly, who would possibly be the copyright owner for such works? Answering these questions involves a discussion of utilitarian and natural rights theories and references to US and UK discussions on the conversation around copyright and artificial intelligence.

Suggested Citation

White, Courtney and Matulionyte, Rita, Artificial Intelligence Painting The Bigger Picture For Copyright Ownership (December 5, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3498673 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3498673

Courtney White

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Rita Matulionyte (Contact Author)

Macquarie Law School ( email )

North Ryde
Sydney, New South Wales 2109
Australia

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