In this episode, lawyer and Mind Matters News contributor Richard W. Stevens is on the show to discuss the legal issues and challenges around copyright, fair use, and the use of copyrighted material by AI systems. They discuss the implications of a recent Supreme Court case, Warhol vs. Goldsmith, that tackles the legal concepts of “derivative work” and “transformative work.” Host Robert Marks and Stevens discuss how the case could affect other cases involving artificial intelligence. The conversation also touches on the broader tensions between property rights in information/data and public access, and how AI is affecting the legal landscape around copyright and ownership in the digital age.

Additional Resources

• “How to Stop Troubling Abuse From Artificial Intelligence” by Robert J. Marks
• “Let’s Apply Existing Laws to Regulate AI”  by Richard W. Stevens
• “Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Wisdom: What Manner of Harms are We Creating?” by Tom Gilson
• Intellectual Property Laminated Study Guide by Richard W. Stevens