Technology,
Intellectual Property
Mar. 27, 2023
The inherent tension between copyright protection and AI fair-use
An important legal question involves the role of federal copyright law and Machine Learning applications. Some have called it one of the most important questions of the century.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
Machine Learning (ML) systems are ubiquitous and powerful. They are becoming smarter, more responsive, and available. ML is used to suggest products, diagnose medical conditions, do risk management, control factory robotics, operate self-driving vehicles, and in other applications. Amazon's suggestions to users about products or movies are built on machine learning.
An important legal question involves the role of federal copyright law and...
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