Legal Regulation of Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Age: A Perspective from AIGC Infringement
Wangrui Yang
Abstract
The emergence of Artificial Intelligence has changed the traditional way of creating works dominated by human beings, which has triggered many copyright-related issues. Globally, there are relatively few AIGC copyrightable cases in the judicial practice related to AI technology, which, taken together, leaves many issues to be discussed at the legislative and judicial levels, such as the determination of copyrightability, the ownership of works, the protection of data ingested by AI, the balance of interests, and so on. Determining copyrightability of AIGC can, on the one hand, help to "settle disputes" in technical disputes related to AIGC, and, on the other hand, guide the development of copyright in literature, art, and science. Therefore, it is necessary to respond to a series of copyright issues caused by AIGC. Based on the current development of AI technology, guided by the essence of copyright law, and considering the protection practice of AI-generated objects, this paper intends to study the focus of copyright disputes involved in the AIGC. It will participate in the legal regulation of intellectual property rights as a matter of course, and offer suggestions for balancing the legal interests of creators and the public.