Re:Open Questions about Generative Adversarial Networks
by dragonwriter on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @11:22PM
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> But the output result is the same
Law is only extremely rarely concerned with only output results and not process, status of actors, etc.
> Would a chimp drawing a face be any different to a human drawing a face?
Yes, legally, the outcome wouldd be different (whether it was original, a direct copy, or something made by copying elements but with some new content) because chimps are neither legal actors that can create a copyright through authorship nor ones who can violate copyright.
Law is only extremely rarely concerned with only output results and not process, status of actors, etc.
> Would a chimp drawing a face be any different to a human drawing a face?
Yes, legally, the outcome wouldd be different (whether it was original, a direct copy, or something made by copying elements but with some new content) because chimps are neither legal actors that can create a copyright through authorship nor ones who can violate copyright.