International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2025, 7(6); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2025.070602.
Shaohua He
School of Politics and Law, Xizang University, Lhasa, Xizang, China
With the rapid development of information digitization, generative artificial intelligence (AI) represented by ChatGPT, OpenAI, and DeepSeek has been fully integrated into public production and daily life, greatly improving labor productivity. Designing and creating based on AI-generated content has become an indispensable and important means. However, everything has two sides: while AI improves creative efficiency and reshapes the creative ecosystem, the copyright issues behind it have begun to emerge, challenging the traditional copyright law’s core concept of “human intellectual achievements.” Whether AI-generated content enjoys copyright protection and how to determine its ownership has become a focal and difficult issue faced by both academia and practice. This paper systematically analyzes the copyright identification and ownership of AI-generated content, explores judicial practice disputes and opinions through typical cases, and finally proposes legislative suggestions. It is hoped that this paper will serve as a useful starting point to provide certain references for the industry.
AI-Generated Content; Copyright Ownership; Originality
Shaohua He. Analysis of Copyright Ownership Issues in AI-Generated Content. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 6: 7-12. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2025.070602.
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