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Re:Japan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn’t Apply to AI Training by nancyhn on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @07:26PM (#36145844)
Can anyone monetize Van Gogh regardless?

If a human or AI reproduces a Van Gogh painting or derivative, it's not worth anything on the market.

Only original pieces, by a human artist, has value. A Van Gogh painting is worth millions of dollars only because it was created by Van Gogh.

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Re:Japan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn’t Apply to AI Training by dendrite9 on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @07:39PM (#36145947)
Sure they can:

https://www.thevangoghstore.com/

https://www.vangoghmuseumshop.com/en/shop

https://www.etsy.com/market/van_gogh_merch

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Re:Japan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn’t Apply to AI Training by pseudo0 on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @07:52PM (#36146065)
The copies are commodities, produced and sold for approximately the cost of production. The original is a one of a kind, unique work that has its value increased by millions of imitations hanging on people's walls.

That's the way I see AI-generated work going in the long run. The artists who have distinctive styles popular for image generation have seen a huge surge in attention, which I suspect will translate into making their original work more valuable.

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