I think the problem is that the user often doesn’t realize that they’re infringing on copyright because the prompts don’t specifically mention the copyrighted work.
In other word, there is a need for a way to tell the AI that only public domain work can be used in the generation.
Very possible people don’t realize. And you know what? We shouldn’t care. But if someone generates a Mario and puts in on their website or makes a fanfic comic, doesn’t matter how they made it… go after that person. Just like you always have, Nintendo…
But I worry for the future of any tool if they win this. Add a feature to a computer art tool that feels too “generatey”, you better watch out… I worry about human artists, having to prove the sources they learned from were not protected copyrights when they lean into a style that feels like Nintendo’s…
I think the problem is that the user often doesn’t realize that they’re infringing on copyright because the prompts don’t specifically mention the copyrighted work.
In other word, there is a need for a way to tell the AI that only public domain work can be used in the generation.
Very possible people don’t realize. And you know what? We shouldn’t care. But if someone generates a Mario and puts in on their website or makes a fanfic comic, doesn’t matter how they made it… go after that person. Just like you always have, Nintendo…
But I worry for the future of any tool if they win this. Add a feature to a computer art tool that feels too “generatey”, you better watch out… I worry about human artists, having to prove the sources they learned from were not protected copyrights when they lean into a style that feels like Nintendo’s…