> It is trivial to generate a copyright-infringing output from these models, Lindberg said; the easy way is to go to an image-generating model and give it somet

> It is trivial to generate a copyright-infringing output from these models, Lindberg said; the easy way is to go to an image-generating model and give it something like "Iron Man" as a prompt. In the US and other places, a character that is sufficiently detailed can be copyrighted; that means the copyright covers more than a specific book, movie, or image. So using that prompt for an image-generation AI will create a "completely new picture of Iron Man that is absolutely copyright-infringing—100%". Is this correct? According to this analysis, a completely new image of Iron Man drawn by an artist would also be infringing on copyright. It was my understanding that the relevant IP regime here is trademark law.