Businesses are continuing to find new ways to take advantage of
AI. Large language models such as ChatGPT can be used to edit
marketing copy, write computer code, generate images, and automate
workflows. The recent ruling of a US federal court that
AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted was therefore met
with quite substantial consternation. Innovators want to use AI,
but they are worried about protecting their creations and
works.
In this article, we want to briefly address how copyright
relates to AI-generated work in the US and the UK. We will then
discuss how ownership of the copyright in an AI-generated work is
likely to be determined.
OWNERSHIP AND AUTHORSHIP
While certain provisions of copyright law have been harmonised
by international treaties, the specifics of copyright law are
defined by the national laws of individual countries.
