Infringing AI: liability for AI-generated outputs under international, EU and UK copyright law

Liability for AI outputs

Is an AI provider liable when outputs copy protected works?

Liable in some cases

The output phase raises several kinds of copyright liability; each case turns on its facts

What it says

Examining actionable reproduction, allocation of liability and defences under international, EU and UK law, Rosati finds that generating and disseminating AI outputs gives rise to several profiles of liability, decided case by case, and argues that outputs deserve far more attention in risk assessment, licensing and litigation than they have had.

The leading European analysis of output liability, which most debate has neglected.

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