Unlocking the Future: How AI Copyright Licensing Could Revolutionize the GAI Market Overnight
Examples of other non-textual work AI licensing agreements include:
Collective Licensing Provides a Scalable Solution
While some copyright owners are able to directly negotiate agreements for the use of their works with AI companies, other independent creators and individual copyright owners, who may find direct licensing to be less feasible, often engage in collective licensing. Historically, collective licensing has provided the solution to issues of scalability, and provides the same solution in the GAI context. The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) was founded in 1978 with the aim of facilitating photocopying permissions in academic settings, and it’s been undeniably successful at distributing royalties at scale. Similarly, Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) collect and distribute monies for musicians where it would otherwise be difficult or inefficient to directly license public performance permissions.
