Why “copyrightable” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
I think the point is to decide where to draw the line. An AI model is a stochastic process, you don't get the same results from the same prompt (even at temperature 0 because th…
by fsmv · Oct 31, 2026
> AI slop isn't copyrightable, but there can be copyrightable elements in an AI-generated image. The most obvious element is the prompt. So long as your prompt contains some qua…
by mopsi · Oct 31, 2026
The article is just restating US copyright law for people who don't know it. The title indicates a recent change in policy, and there hasn't been one. Now, this is US law. Much…
by Animats · Oct 31, 2026
Right, I can agree to a certaint extent that the model itself can be equated to storage. I think you misjudged my intent with that initial comment, it was mostly that I'd be fee…
by whizzter · Oct 30, 2026
>IPv4 is actually a form of land (it's a finite "natural resource", although that's not quite proper), It's closer to radiofrequencies I think, these are heavily regulated. Howe…
by TZubiri · Oct 30, 2026
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Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "copyrightable" over time.
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Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "copyrightable" over time.
A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive legal right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educational, or musical form. Copyright is intended to protect the original expression of an idea in the form of a creative work, but not the idea itself. A copyright is subject to limitations based on public interest considerations, such as the fair use doctrine in the United States and fair dealing doctrine in the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia