The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Law

Intellectual property partner Reeya Thakrar and business litigation partner Eli Burriss co-authored an article for the Texas Bar Journal to discuss how the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) models and applications has raised new ethical and legal issues.

Thakrar and Burriss explain that the training processes used by large language models and other generative AI models have become a major source of friction among AI companies, authors, and copyright holders, as these systems may reproduce copyrighted material.

The authors also outline significant developments in recent AI copyright cases involving written works, visual works, and audio works, offering insight into how these copyright infringement issues are being addressed.

“As courts and policymakers grapple with evolving issues, outcomes will shape the future of innovation, creative rights, and AI development. The decisions that have been issued to date, and those that will be issued in the coming year, will contribute to shaping these issues,” the authors conclude.