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My question is if I get some code from AI, save it to a file, then modify it or add some functions to it, can I still claim the copyright for it at the top of t
by galaxyLogic 1y ago
My question is if I get some code from AI, save it to a file, then modify it or add some functions to it, can I still claim the copyright for it at the top of the file? Do I need to give the AI any credit?
I'm asking because I read somewhere that "AI produced output cannot be copyrighted". But what if I modify that output myself? I am then a co-creator, right, and I think I should have a right to some copyright protection.
- moi2388 1y agoYou do.
- jdiff 1y agoFirst, a few disclaimers, I am not a lawyer and this is an actively evolving area. The answer that most aligns with current precedent to my knowledge is that the parts you modify are protected by your copyright, but the rest remains uncopyrightable. With the exception of any chunks generated that align with someone's existing copyrighted code, as long as those chunks are substantial and unique enough.
- tuple 1y agoThis is how I understand it as well. There was a case of a monkey taking a selfie and the photog attempting to assert copyright. Courts determined (if I remember correctly :p ) that only human works are copyrightable and therefore the monkey's selfie could not be copyrighted at all.
- jdiff 1y agoI deleted a whole paragraph with exactly that example, so at least if we're wrong, we're wrong together.