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Disney Invests $1 Billion in the AI Slopification of Its Brand
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Characters can still be under copyright even if the content itself isn't. It's stupid, but yeah...
Seems like an awkward conflict. If the generated material can’t be copyrighted and the characters are “licensed.”
Can I copyright my ai output if I put my own copy-written character or IP in the corner? Does a logo count? What about a dancing logo character?
If the characters are copyrighted but the story and movie is AI generated, can I just swap them out with my own characters and it be perfectly legal?
Pretty much. Characters only enter into the public domain after the copyright for the first publication of said character lapses or if there is a copyright waiver, such as the CC0. That's why Steamboat Willie entering the public domain was such a big deal.