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Re:AI-Generated Art Lacks Copyright Protection, D.C. Court Says by __loam on Saturday August 19, 2023 @01:50PM (#37191274)
It's good that he failed. AI personhood is a ridiculous can of worms that we should avoid for as long as we can. Just look at the disaster that is corporate personhood.
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Re:AI-Generated Art Lacks Copyright Protection, D.C. Court Says by Ekaros on Saturday August 19, 2023 @08:15PM (#37194704)
Also, if he didn't wouldn't basically automated camera be able to be set as author of photographs it takes?

Actually that would be interesting hack for older people. As it could give longer period of protection than their natural lifespan.

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Re:AI-Generated Art Lacks Copyright Protection, D.C. Court Says by tadfisher on Saturday August 19, 2023 @08:23PM (#37194753)
That disaster is the legal basis (in common law) for natural persons to sue corporate persons, and for governments to hold corporations accountable to laws separately from every individual member of the corporation, making it much easier to prosecute them.
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