Artificial Intelligence Raises New Questions About Purpose and Scope of Copyright

Could  AI-generated works be eligible for protection by copyright or related rights?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already generating "creative" works that could be entitled to copyright protection, with engineers training machines to create new content such as music and feature film trailers. In the not-too-distant future, an AI system could generate works with very minimal human input at all. The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) recently launched its call for views on the implications of AI for intellectual property policy, including copyright, and is expected to publish the government response this month.  But who owns the copyright in such works and how are they protected?

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