Impediments To Copyright Law Evolved By A.I.
- IJLLR Journal
- Mar 8
- 1 min read
Mansi Maheshwari, CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)
Dr. PKVS. Rama Rao, CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)
ABSTRACT
The modern use of artificial intelligence is such that one's life is never free from the influence that machines of modernity exert upon it. Indeed, it has transformed the industries of health care, finance and entertainment as well as the creative arts using its potential for processing large amounts of data to make futuristic gains that improve on efficiency or create innovation. These advancements have, however, invoked pressing legal and ethical issues with the development of such technology, especially in copyright law. AI content is presenting new opportunities and challenges. It enhances and automates the creativity that makes content production more widely accessible and more dynamic. Still, it disrupts the legal frameworks set in place for governing intellectual property rights. Issues of authorship, ownership, and infringement have become muddled in light of the independent works generated by AI systems that closely resemble creations made by humans.
Copyright law is often built upon established theories including Lockean labour theory that ties ownership to effort and labour, personhood theory connecting creative works to identity of an individual, and utilitarian theory that advances incentives for creativity and innovation. The legal principles serve as a foundation for recognizing and protecting authorship. But works created by AI challenge these theories, for they cannot easily fit into existing definitions of authorship and ownership by the law. Thus, the increasingly ambiguous legal scenario calls for fresh understanding of copyright laws in consideration of the idiosyncratic concerns associated with AI-generated creativity.
