Copyright

Abstract

The achievements of AI are particularly spectacular in the domain of Art, especially since artistic activities have long been thought to be the preserve of humans alone. This and other creative activities of AIs present copyright law with an unexpectedly new and very difficult dilemma: whether a “work” created by AI can be subject to copyright protection, and if so, who should hold the copyright to it. An effective study of the problem of robot creative works should, and perhaps must, combine perspectives from both private and public law. The authors are of the opinion that an AI should be granted the right of authorship. Then it would be necessary to decide whether, and to what extent, the works of robots would belong to the public domain, and to what extent copyright property rights would be vested in entities we would consider to have a moral title to these rights, be it ownership of the AI-associated robot, or making creative or financial contributions to its abilities. Finally, the chapter lists possible instruments for public redistribution of the profits coming from the creative activity of AI.