AI Content Licensing and Copyright is a completely new and complex area of law regulating the commercial use of works created by Artificial Intelligence (e.g., Midjourney, ChatGPT). In Georgia, as in most countries, copyright is granted only to humans. This creates a "legal vacuum": who owns an image drawn or code written by AI? If a company uses AI to create marketing materials, how can it protect them from being copied by competitors? Or how can it ensure that using AI does not infringe on others' rights (e.g., when the model was trained on protected materials)? This service answers exactly these questions.
Our service includes determining the legal status of AI content and developing a licensing strategy. It covers:
- Terms of Use Analysis: Studying the usage rules of AI platforms (OpenAI, Midjourney, etc.) to determine if you have commercial rights to the generated content.
- Documenting Human Input: Justifying that the work is the result of human-machine collaboration (not just the machine), which increases the chance of obtaining copyright.
- Licensing Agreements: Drafting contracts for transferring or licensing the rights to use AI content.
- Risk Management: Checking if generated content infringes third-party rights (e.g., inadvertent use of a famous brand or person's image).
- Internal Policy: Implementing rules for AI use by employees within the company (e.g., prohibiting inputting secret code into ChatGPT).
Let's consider practical examples. An advertising agency uses AI to create a logo for a client. If the logo is entirely AI-generated, the client cannot protect it as a trademark or copyright. A competitor could use the same logo. The solution is adding a "human element" and proper documentation. Second example: A publisher uses AI for book illustrations. Checking the license is essential—using free versions often prohibits commercialization. Third case: A developer uses Copilot to write code. Who owns the code? Is it covered by an open license (Open Source)? An incorrect answer could jeopardize the entire project.
In Georgia, these issues are regulated by the Law on Copyright and Related Rights. The law does not explicitly mention AI, but case law and international doctrine (e.g., decisions by the US Copyright Office) indicate that an "author" must be a human. However, there are ways to protect "hybrid" works. The Civil Code norms on intellectual property and licensing are also significant.
Specialists will develop an "AI Content Management Strategy." This involves keeping prompt histories, recording human edits, and selecting the right platforms (Enterprise versions that offer IP guarantees). This ensures your digital assets are protected and monetizeable.
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