The problem of determining the subject of copyright for works created by artificial intelligence

Occupation: Associate Professor of the Department of legal regulation of economic activity of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Affiliation: Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Gosudarstvo i pravo

Edition

Issue 2

Pages

95-103

Abstract

The article examines the status of the author of works created as a result of the activity of artificial intelligence. Since the duration of legal protection depends on the duration of the author's life, in conjunction with the norms of Article 1257 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, we can conclude that a work as an object of copyright can only be created by a person. Nevertheless, the presence of the figure of a secondary copyright holder allows us to talk about the possibility of removing the personalist approach to copyright in a work. In this regard, it is quite acceptable to assume the possibility of expanding or reinterpreting the concept of "author of a work" in the context of works created by artificial intelligence, which would allow us to consider a wide range of subjects as authors, and not limit it only to individuals - the creators of the work.

The article examines the possibility of recognizing as the author of a work created by artificial intelligence, the user, the programmer and the artificial intelligence itself.

Against the user a strong AI, it is recommended, based on the paragraph 2 section 1 of article 1228 of the civil code of the Russian Federation, to recognize the user by the right holder of the work as against the user weak artificial intelligence to apply article 1257 of the Civil Code and to recognize the user by the author created works, and artificial intelligence technology tool that helps the user in his creative activity.

It is proposed not to consider the author of a computer program as the author and secondary copyright holder of a work created by artificial intelligence. The programmer owns the author's personal non-property rights to the computer program created by him, and, if he did not perform this work as part of his labor functions or did not transfer his rights under a civil law contract, also the exclusive rights to this program.

The conclusion is formulated that if we recognize legal personality only in relation to strong and super-strong artificial intelligence, then in relation to the concept of copyright, this means that only artificial intelligence that is able to independently and independently of the will of its creators (developers) to carry out conscious creative activity can be considered as a subject of copyright.

Keywords

results of intellectual activity, work, exclusive right, artificial intelligence, user, computer program, author, copyright holder, legal personality

Received

19.10.2020

Publication date

17.02.2021

Number of characters

36703

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GOST	Sviridova E. The problem of determining the subject of copyright for works created by artificial intelligence // Gosudarstvo i pravo – 2021. – Issue 2 C. 95-103 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://gospravo-journal.ru/S102694520013691-1-1 (circulation date: 22.07.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S102694520013691-1
MLA	Sviridova, Ekaterina A "The problem of determining the subject of copyright for works created by artificial intelligence." Gosudarstvo i pravo 2 (2021):95-103. DOI: 10.31857/S102694520013691-1
APA	Sviridova E. (2021). The problem of determining the subject of copyright for works created by artificial intelligence. Gosudarstvo i pravo (2), pp.95-103 DOI: 10.31857/S102694520013691-1

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