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tl;dr : a quantum computer could create every single pixel permutation of an image, which you could then claim copyright for. However, fundamental difference:
by retube 15y ago
tl;dr : a quantum computer could create every single pixel permutation of an image, which you could then claim copyright for.
However, fundamental difference: in a qc this data is represented by a super-position of states. Which is fine, but I would argue each image has not been individually created. And to write out 9.2 x 10^600,000 images is going to take a fair amount of disk space (and time). Which is what I'd imagine you'd have to do to claim copyright over them all.
- ZoFreX 15y agoIf you create a 500x500 pixel image on your computer, you own the copyright on that image. But copyright isn't like patents or trademarks with "prior art": If I also make an image through some means (take a photograph, paint a picture, etc) that ends up being identical at 500x500 pixels, you don't own the copyright on my image.
- retube 15y agoMakes sense, I'm sure you're right - which further invalidates the article's supposition!