The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is seeking comments on what the impact would
be on providing copyright protection to works created using
artificial intelligence, or AI-created works. Some questions being
considered include:
- what level of human involvement is
required for copyright protection?;
- how does fair use apply in a world
where AI can create works faster and in greater quantities than
humans can?; and
- what if AI infringes copyright?
In Canada, the Industry, Technology and Science Standing
Committee (“INDU”) and the Canadian government led a
review of the Copyright Act, and on June 3, 2019,
INDU released its report on the statutory review of the
Act, setting out 36 policy recommendations,
including providing clarity around ownership of computer-generated
works (e.g. works created with the assistance of artificial
intelligence (AI)). There are many interesting ethical and legal
considerations to be weighed in the decision of whether or not
