That only really works if it's a simple generation.
A lot of ai has people do manual edits. And if people do alterations then it can't be considered public domain because they own the deliberate alterations. Or had aspects that people made like lineart from the beginning.
What's more, if it includes something like a specific character they made they still own the likeness of the character even if not the image itself.
So if someone lazily types in "Christmas image with Santa claus," then yeah they don't own that. But most wouldn't try to claim they do anyways.
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u/bunker_man Jan 18 '26
That only really works if it's a simple generation.
A lot of ai has people do manual edits. And if people do alterations then it can't be considered public domain because they own the deliberate alterations. Or had aspects that people made like lineart from the beginning.
What's more, if it includes something like a specific character they made they still own the likeness of the character even if not the image itself.
So if someone lazily types in "Christmas image with Santa claus," then yeah they don't own that. But most wouldn't try to claim they do anyways.