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Law on Copyright and Related Rights, Article 33 (sui generis right for AI output)

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine · 2023-01-01 · Legislation · Current

Law of Ukraine No. 2811-IX of 1 December 2022, Art. 33, in force 1 January 2023

Can AI-generated work be protected?

Closer to AI output protected

Non-original objects generated by a computer program get a 25-year sui generis right

Why hereCloser to 'AI output protected': output made without direct human participation is protected, but by a separate 25-year right without moral rights rather than by copyright.

Holding

Objects generated by a computer program without the direct participation of a natural person get a sui generis right, not copyright. It belongs to those holding rights in the program or its lawful users, arises on generation, gives no moral rights and lasts 25 years. Works made by people using computer tools stay under ordinary copyright.

Ukraine is one of the few countries that protects purely AI-generated output by law, through a short, separate right.

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