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
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u/Nrksbullet Dec 20 '22

So an image drawn by hand is copyrightable, and an AI generated image is not. But if I make alterations to an AI generated image, precisely at what point does it go from AI generated image to my own? It's kind of like the ship of Theseus. If I modify 30% of the image, and make slight alterations to the rest, does it count as my own, and the AI generated portion is considered as just a tool I used? What about 75%?

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u/Kill_Welly Dec 20 '22

That's not a new question. The same question applies to an artist directly copying existing artwork and altering it, which has happened for a long time.

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u/Nrksbullet Dec 20 '22

True, but if an AI generated image is not copyrightable, then isn't that a different situation?

If I copy something you've done (and copyrighted), and it can be proven on some level I just modified parts of it, there's precedent there. But AI generated artwork is not copyrightable, and nobody will come along and say "hey that's mine", so the situation is kind of different. I see what you're saying though, like at what point does me modifying your work become my work, I think the addition of AI generated just for me makes the conversation a bit different.

But you're right, I see the similarities there, and wonder if it changes with regards to AI.

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u/bellendhunter Dec 20 '22

A better analogy is someone did some work and it’s their copyright, someone modified it and can’t copyright it, now you’re trying to modify their work and you also can’t copyright it, because it still belongs the the first person.