Characters can still under copyright even if the content itself isn’t. It’s stupid, but yeah…
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einlander@lemmy.world 4 days ago
This is going to be something that will lead to new precedence. Disney is a litigious company when it comes to their brands. IIRC you can’t trademark/copyright AI generated creations. I have a feeling Disney will get that changed.
tonytins@pawb.social 4 days ago
paraphrand@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Seems like an awkward conflict. If the generated material can’t be copyrighted and the characters are “licensed.”
einlander@lemmy.world 4 days ago
If the characters are copyrighted but the story and movie is AI generated, can I just swap them out with my own characters and it be perfectly legal?
tonytins@pawb.social 4 days ago
Pretty much. Characters only goes enter into the public domain after the copyright for the first publication of that character lapses or waivers, such as the CC0. That’s why Steamboat Willie entering the public domain was such a big deal.
sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
You may be right. Disney sent a cease and desist to Google right before this “partnership” with OpenAI was announced. Seems like Disney wants to integrate and control AI using their IP on their own terms.