Copyright and AI
The evolving legal territory around AI and ownership: whether training on copyrighted work is fair use, and who owns AI-generated output. Current practical reality (it varies by country): purely AI-generated works generally lack copyright protection in the US, while human creative input — editing, arranging, substantial creative workflows — can qualify. Training-data lawsuits against AI companies are actively reshaping the rules. For creators: check your platform's terms for commercial rights, avoid generating recognizable characters, logos, or living-artist imitations for commercial use, and document your creative process as evidence of human authorship.