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25 AIPLA Q. J. 131 (1997)
From Video Games to Artificial Intelligence: Assigning Copyright Ownership to Works Generated by Increasingly Sophisticated Computer Programs

handle is hein.journals/aiplaqj25 and id is 139 raw text is: AIPLA QUARTERLY JOURNAL VOLUME 25, NUMBER 1 PAGE 131 Winter 1997 FROM VIDEO GAMES TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ASSIGNING COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP TO WORKS GENERATED BY INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER PROGRAMS Andrew J. Wu* 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................... 133 II. OWNERSHIP OF COMPUTER-GENERATED DERIVATIVE W ORKS ................................. 138 A. Programs Such As Clip-Art Libraries Generate Derivative Works Based On The Program .......... 138 1. Derivative Works Defined ............... 139 2. The Video Game Cases ............... 141 B. Object-Oriented Programming Resembles Clip-Art ... 143 C. The Programmer And User May Share The Bundle Of Rights To Works Generated By OOP Or Clip-Art Programs .................. 144 D. Programs Such As Translation Programs Create Derivative Works Based On The User's Input ....... 146 III. OWNERSHIP OF NON-DERIVATIVE WORKS .............. 148 A. Section 102 Of The Copyright Act ................ 149 1. CONTU's Analysis ..................... 149 2. Fixation ............................... 151 3. O riginality ............................ 152 B. Artificial Intelligence And The Objective Of Copyright Law ..................... 153 © 1996 Andrew J. Wu. Andrew J. Wu is an associate in the Patent & Antitrust Group at Sidley & Austin. B.S.E., (1991) University of Michigan; J.D., (1996) Northwestern University School of Law. An earlier version of this article won 1st Place in the 1995 Nathan Burkan Competition. The author wishes to thank Jerome Roberts, Gary Ropski, and Michael Baniak for their comments and insight. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author.

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