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SkySake t1_j9p0x0o wrote

but what if i take this picture and use photoshop to create something

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FlowRiderBob t1_j9pxil4 wrote

Good question. If I go on the internet and find a copyrighted image and alter it to create a new image, under US law, that would still be copyright infringement.

But I would imagine that AI art will be treated more like public domain art. If I alter a public domain image I only own the copyright to the altered parts of the image. So I would imagine the same would go for AI art. Of course if you are the only person who ever saw the original AI art image then how does one know which is original and which is your own artistic addition?

There is still a lot of unsettled legal questions left to be answered.

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randommultiplier t1_j9qd2er wrote

>Good question. If I go on the internet and find a copyrighted image and alter it to create a new image, under US law, that would still be copyright infringement.

It actually depends on the extent of the alteration and whether the result then falls into a protected class like parody

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gay_manta_ray t1_j9qar3d wrote

judging by the decision, it would probably be copyrightable if you alter the image yourself afterwards.

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duboispourlhiver t1_j9spj1i wrote

The decision is actually explicit about this. USCO says AI generated images are copyrightable if substantially modified.

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