Unlocking the Future: How AI Copyright Licensing Could Revolutionize the GAI Market Overnight
The benefits of copyright and GAI can, and should, grow together. Strong IP law results in strong AI; to innovate, prior innovation must be protected and the incentive structure of copyright law must be upheld. For a use to be considered “fair use” when it erases a $2.5 billion market that has even further potential to grow is short-sighted and will ultimately harm both copyright owners and those who wish to use their works for greater technological development.
Conclusion
The AI licensing market for copyrighted works exists, is growing, and is rapidly diversifying to account for the needs of both rightsholders and AI companies. AI companies claiming they do not need a license, and any judges who agree with them, completely ignore, and thus prematurely undermine a nascent, but burgeoning market. Other more responsible AI companies like Bria.ai understand that GAI development and robust licensing for creative works go hand-in-hand with a future where GAI technologies are sustainable. The goal of licensing is to protect rightsholders and create economic prosperity through legal certainty. Negating an active market risks undermining the objective of a healthy and secure copyright system and the incentives afforded by copyright law for the creation and distribution of new works for the public to enjoy.
