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A comment on U.S. Copyright Office issues statement on works containing AI-generated material. Parent comment

Re:U.S. Copyright Office issues statement on works containin... by avereveard on Friday March 17, 2023 @01:24AM (#35193478)
Never for the generated work, because a human isn't doing it, but you may be able to copyright the prompt
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Re:U.S. Copyright Office issues statement on works containin... by pbhjpbhj on Saturday March 18, 2023 @08:10AM (#35208410)
The prompt isn't a creative work, it's constrained by a technical need (producing a desired response from a generative computer system).v
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Re:U.S. Copyright Office issues statement on works containin... by RHSeeger on Saturday March 18, 2023 @10:08AM (#35209247)
So is work done in a program like photoshop, and that is considered a creative work.
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Re:U.S. Copyright Office issues statement on works containin... by pbhjpbhj on Sunday March 19, 2023 @08:42AM (#35218391)
The steps you take to make a work in a graphics program, eg "open an image, circle area with lasso tool, apply content-aware-fill" are not copyrightable. The method and product are different things.
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