Copyright Issues in the Artworks Generated by Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

This article explores the upcoming issues and legal challenges in copyright law brought by AI-generated artworks. As AI technologies improve, the creation of art by AI has raised problems regarding authorship, originality, and the application of existing copyright frameworks. By analyzing cases happened in different region about copyright in AI-generated art, it is discovered that different attitudes toward AI-generated artworks under current copyright framework. While the United States show a relatively conservative stance, insisting that the role of author must be human, other countries such as Can dada and China began to admit the authorship of AI, accepting AI as a way to achieve creativity and originality. Based on the existing situation, the article provided possible solutions, aiming to protect copyright of creative artworks generated by AI and accept AI as artistic tool that could increase efficiency and creativity.