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[–] Just_Pizza_Crust 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

In the US under federal law only a human being may own copyright over a piece of artwork. Even a monkey that takes its own picture can't legally own the picture, so neither can an AI. The only thing you can own is the access to the artwork.

[–] abrake 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Honest question: how does this work for corporations? Does that mean a particular employee of a corporation holds the copyright, or can the corporation itself (e.g. Disney) as a legal "person" hold a copyright?

[–] Just_Pizza_Crust 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Nobody can hold the copyright unless it's deemed to be created by a human. Disney owns the copyright because under US law, corporations are also people, and their employees create the work for Disney.