The short answer to understanding image copyright is that if you created an original image, then you have the copyright on it. Our California copyright attorneys at The Myers Law Group can educate individuals and businesses on the different aspects of image copyright and how it is viewed in a court of law. The Need for Image Copyright Image copyright gives original creators protection against having their works plagiarized or stolen. One cannot steal, copy, reproduce, or display another’s created image without permission from the copyright owner or a license. It is important to understand that copyright protects forms of [...]

As a California copyright attorney, it is important that we highlight the impacts of artificial intelligence on copyright and patent law. Artificial intelligence is the ability of a computerized system to perform functions and tasks that would normally require human interaction or human intelligence. These can include acts such as speech recognition, decision-making, visual perception, language translation, etc. It is no secret that artificial intelligence is ever-evolving. A general rule of thumb to consider is that only works authored by a human being can be copyrighted. Although copyrights for works generated by artificial intelligence are not specifically prohibited by law, [...]