生成式AI生成物的著作权问题研究——以国内首例“AI文生图”著作权纠纷案为例

Research on the Copyright Issues of Generative AI-Generated Works—Taking China’s First Copyright Dispute Case Involving “AI Text-to-Image” as an Example

摘要: 随着人工智能技术的飞速发展，AI文生图功能日益普及，但与之相伴的侵权问题也逐渐凸显。在司法个案中，法院只能依据现有法律规范来解决现实问题，所以更多的是应对例如适用《著作权法》或《反不正当竞争法》解决这些问题。但是，随着AI技术的发展，现有的法律规范架构可能并不能解释和解决随之而来的问题，可能要基于新的价值观和世界观来构建新的秩序和规范。本文以国内“AI文生图侵权”典型案例为切入点，深入分析生成式AI侵权判定难点，坚持人工智能“工具说”，分析人工智能创作内容的著作权保护可能性以及确定其独创性的标准，确认人工智能创作内容的著作权价值，并制定相应的保护措施。

Abstract: With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, AI text-to-image functions have become increasingly popular, while the accompanying infringement issues have gradually come to the fore. In judicial cases, courts can only rely on existing legal norms to address practical problems, and thus mostly resort to applying the Copyright Law or the Anti-Unfair Competition Law to resolve such disputes. However, as AI technology advances, the existing legal framework may be unable to interpret and tackle the emerging problems, which may necessitate establishing new systems and norms based on updated values and worldviews. Taking typical domestic cases of “AI text-to-image infringement” as the starting point, this paper conducts an in-depth analysis of the difficulties in determining infringement involving generative AI. Adhering to the “tool theory” of artificial intelligence, it explores the possibility of copyright protection for AI-generated content, defines the standards for judging its originality, confirms the copyright value of AI-generated works, and formulates corresponding protection measures.