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Copyright Infringement in an Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence: A Law and Policy Analysis
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SSHRC IDG awarded 2024: The proposed research project seeks to answer two questions using a two-part study to combine a legal study with a deeper policy analysis. I seek to: 1) determine whether, as a matter of current law, the unauthorized use of copyrighted works in the development of generative AI tools constitutes copyright infringement in Canada, and 2) identify, elucidate and weigh the policy reasons that should guide how to address the use of copyrighted works in the training of generative AI tools. Uncertainty about the present law on the use of copyrighted works and the financial implications of a finding of copyright infringement for innovators provides a pressing need for Part 1. Legal research is needed to help AI innovators understand their current responsibilities and rights within the Canadian copyright legal system; and creators manage their expectations and understand the scope of their copyrights in the generative AI context. Law, however, cannot be effective if considered in isolation from its societal implications, prompting a pressing need for Part 2. It is imperative to consider from a policy perspective whether the use of copyrighted works in the training of generative AI tools should constitute copyright infringement. The research outcome of a combined law and policy analysis will assist policymakers in Canada, and abroad, as they develop responses to the lack of copyright respect in an age of generative AI.
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- 2024-01-27
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- Research Material
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- ©️Majekolagbe, Faith. All rights reserved other than by permission. This document embargoed to those without UAlberta CCID until 2028.