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There's an argument to be made that drawing Pikachu should not be allowed, certainly. I think it's harder to make the argument that humans should be allowed to,

There's an argument to be made that drawing Pikachu should not be allowed, certainly. I think it's harder to make the argument that humans should be allowed to, but AI not. What ongoing litigation I'm aware of seeks to close that loophole and make fanart illegal, which would be a first step towards also preventing AI art.

wtetzner 4y ago
In terms of copyright, I don't believe there's any issue with drawing Pikachu, unless it's an exact replica of someone else's drawing. Not sure if there would be trademark issues. But that would be the case regardless of how the image was created.
- cthalupa 4y ago
  > I don't believe there's any issue with drawing Pikachu In practice? No, not really. But Pikachu is a copyrighted character and only those with license to do so are actually legally allowed to reproduce Pikachu in media. Trademarks can come into play like you said, but even just base copyright allows for the ownership of characters such as Pikachu or Batman or whatever.
  - zirgs 4y ago
    What about drawing Pikachu for personal use? Putting it on a wall in my apartment, for example?