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A related, but possibly simpler-to-answer question: can you copyright work created by computer search techniques? Many years ago my roommate in grad school wan
by GlenTheMachine 7y ago
A related, but possibly simpler-to-answer question: can you copyright work created by computer search techniques?
Many years ago my roommate in grad school wanted to participate in RoboCup. The problem was that my university had no RoboCup team. So my roommate, who was doing his doctorate on genetic algorithms, arranged to borrow time on the university mainframe on Sunday nights from 1 AM to 4 AM, got the RoboCup virtual simulator running on it, and set up a GA to evolve a set of strategies for a team. All by himself.
He came in third. It was an astounding achievement. Clearly, he deserved the award and all the credit and glory associated therewith.
- aidenn0 7y agoIANAL, but my understanding is that as long as there is any meaningful human input, then it's copyrightable in the US. If you see something and say "that looks cool" point your phone at it and take a snapshot, you own the copyright. This is something found entirely through natural phenomena, but your recognition and framing of it count for copyright.