EFF to Courts: Don't Let AI Hype Rewrite Copyright Law
EFF to Courts: Don't Rewrite Copyright over AI Hype
The Electronic Frontier Foundation warns courts against expanding copyright protections in response to AI hype, drawing parallels to past panics over the VTR, player piano, and camera. It argues that the 'market dilution' theory, which would restrict fair use, undermines copyright's constitutional purpose. Citing research and examples of AI-assisted art, EFF urges courts to uphold existing principles and not stifle innovation.
Using copyright to lock in existing gatekeepers and massive rightsholders’ profits helps neither the public nor individual artists.