Allocating Ownership Rights in Computer-Generated Works
Year: 1985
Type: article
Abstract: When computer software automatically generates output that is not identical to its own text, some of which is potentially copyrightable and some of which is not, difficult problems arise in deciding to whom ownership rights in the output should be allocated. Applying the traditional authorship tests of copyright law does not yield a clear solution to this problem. In this Article, Professor Samuelson argues that allocating rights in computer-generated output to the user of the generator program is the soundest solution to the dilemma because it is the one most compatible with traditional doctrine and the policies that underlie copyright law.
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Author: Pamela Samuelson
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Language: English
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1546128316