J. Edward Moreno , The New York Times; Boom in A.I. Prompts a Test of Copyright Law
"The boom in artificial intelligence tools that draw on troves of content from across the internet has begun to test the bounds of copyright law...
Data is crucial to developing generative A.I. technologies — which can generate text, images and other media on their own — and to the business models of companies doing that work.
“Copyright will be one of the key points that shapes the generative A.I. industry,” said Fred Havemeyer, an analyst at the financial research firm Macquarie.
A central consideration is the “fair use” doctrine in intellectual property law, which allows creators to build upon copyrighted work...
“Ultimately, whether or not this lawsuit ends up shaping copyright law will be determined by whether the suit is really about the future of fair use and copyright, or whether it’s a salvo in a negotiation,” Jane Ginsburg, a professor at Columbia Law School, said of the lawsuit by The Times...
Competition in the A.I. field may boil down to data haves and have-nots...
“Generative A.I. begins and ends with data,” Mr. Havemeyer said."
