Re:EU drops rule that would prevent self-driving car data fr...
by hyperman1 on Saturday October 13, 2018 @09:01AM
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This seems to open a big can of worms: If it can be copyrighted, it has an author. So who is it?
* Is the driver the author of this data? If yes, does the car company need to get a license to fetch this data or are they pirates? Is the driver permitted to exercises authorship rights like distribution? Why not?
* Or is the car's creator author? Then the driver had no influence on the creation of the data, so can't be responsible for anything: His actions had no consequences.
* Or are both parties co authors? Then you need agreement from every author before you can do anything. This causes both problems at the top at the same time.
* Is the driver the author of this data? If yes, does the car company need to get a license to fetch this data or are they pirates? Is the driver permitted to exercises authorship rights like distribution? Why not?
* Or is the car's creator author? Then the driver had no influence on the creation of the data, so can't be responsible for anything: His actions had no consequences.
* Or are both parties co authors? Then you need agreement from every author before you can do anything. This causes both problems at the top at the same time.