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Moleskine's AI-generated Lord of the Rings notebooks spark copyright and design questions

Moleskine's new Lord of the Rings collection has sparked debate regarding the use of AI in creative processes. Critics question how royalties would be handled for AI-assisted designs and whether AI-generated works are copyrightable. Some argue that Moleskine could have leveraged AI to improve the design brief, potentially reducing iterations and costs while still supporting human creativity. AI

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IMPACT Raises questions about copyright and royalty structures for AI-assisted creative products, potentially impacting future licensing and artist compensation.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains opinion and discussion about AI's role in creative work and copyright, rather than a new release or significant industry event.

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · edbilodeau ·

    Other questions I have: How do royalties fit into Moleskine's calculations? Also, wasn't there something about AI-generated works not being copyrightable? # ai

    Other questions I have: How do royalties fit into Moleskine's calculations? Also, wasn't there something about AI-generated works not being copyrightable? # ai

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · edbilodeau ·

    This makes no sense. Moleskine could have easily benefited from using AI to come up with a more detailed design brief that would allow an artist to achieve what

    This makes no sense. Moleskine could have easily benefited from using AI to come up with a more detailed design brief that would allow an artist to achieve what they were looking for with fewer iterations (i.e. less expense for Moleskine and/or less risk for the artist). They wou…