Opinion: The Copyright Office is making a mistake on AI-generated art

greenskye@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org – 88 points –
Opinion: The Copyright Office is making a mistake on AI-generated art
arstechnica.com

I've generally been against giving AI works copyright, but this article presented what I felt were compelling arguments for why I might be wrong. What do you think?

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So you believe that if you download an mp3 and claim you are "analyzing" it, then you can't be liable for IP infringement?

Wow, I wonder why the Napster defendants never thought of that. They could have saved tens of thousands of dollars.

They were helping people to reproduce and distribute copyrighted works. There's a world of difference here.