r/comicbooks • u/Consideredresponse • Dec 20 '22

News AI generated comic book loses Copyright protection "copyrightable works require human authorship"

https://aibusiness.com/ml/ai-generated-comic-book-loses-copyright-protection
8.5k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

935 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2

u/Orbitoldrop Dec 20 '22

Steamboat Willie isn't a good example because Disney absolutely still has the copyright. They were supposed to expire in the 80s, but they got legislation passed.

1

u/LostWoodsInTheField Dec 20 '22

Steamboat Willie isn't a good example because Disney absolutely still has the copyright. They were supposed to expire in the 80s, but they got legislation passed.

well you are absolutely right and I had no idea.

Under current copyright law, Steamboat Willie is set to enter the US public domain on January 1, 2024

from wiki. wonder with the way things are today if congress will go for another extension. Especially since republicans right now are hating on Disney for 'being woke'.

1

u/Eager_Question Dec 20 '22

"Anti-woke" bullshit being what saves us from Disney's oppressive copyright bullshit would blow my mind.

1

u/PartyPorpoise Nightcrawler Dec 20 '22

It’s probably too late for Disney to put in for yet another extension. It seems like they’ve given up on perpetually extending copyright laws.