Copyright Derivative Works

The cluster focuses on debates about whether creating new works, such as AI models or adaptations based on copyrighted material, constitutes derivative works that infringe on the original copyright holder's exclusive rights without permission.

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www.law AI HN FWIW IAAL NOT cornell.edu AP U.S DMCA derivative copyright derivative work infringement copy original works legal advice copyright infringement public domain

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sp332 Jun 30, 2021 View on HN

Probably. Copyright applies to derivative works.

jacquesm Sep 1, 2018 View on HN

That's copyright infringement, you'd be creating derived works.

kps Aug 19, 2025 View on HN

Why not? You're creating a derivative work without the permission of the copyright holder.

kevin_thibedeau Jun 14, 2022 View on HN

That would be a derivative work. Original copyright applies.

oniony Mar 19, 2025 View on HN

Wouldn't they be derivative works of a copyrightable work?

dangrossman Mar 6, 2013 View on HN

Copyright also grants the exclusive right to create derivative works. Using another work as the basis of your own, even with zero direct copying, can be an infringement of that right. I doubt that happened here, and proving it would be near-impossible, but we should be cognizant of what copyright actually is.

glimshe Jul 12, 2023 View on HN

Not sure about DMCA, but it's technically a derivative work, making it subject to copyright restrictions.

tenebrisalietum Mar 10, 2023 View on HN

That is a derivative work, unless parody.

wrigby Jun 26, 2023 View on HN

That’s fine, as long as you have obtained permission from the copyright holder to create a derivative work. Otherwise, their reasons very much do trump your reasons.

otterley Apr 9, 2022 View on HN

This is an incorrect oversimplification of copyright’s protections. Copyright is a bundle of exclusive rights, among them, the creation of derivative works.(IAAL but this is not legal advice. Please consult a licensed attorney if you need legal advice, NOT HN.)