Authorship and ownership of intellectual property for objects created by artificial intelligence. “can art and innovations created by artificial intelligence be protected under the traditional copyright and patent framework in Armenia and are there regulations on this regard in different jurisdictions?”

Abstract

In this Master’s paper the possibility of granting the authorship and ownership rights will be discussed in the traditional copyright and patent framework of the Republic of Armenia with comparison to different jurisdictions, where the issue has been solved and also recent trends, specifically WIPO discussions and acceptable approaches. The issue that will be specifically highlighted is how disruptive for the IP system is incorporation of AI-generated objects directly into the public domain. Hence, based on mentioned gaps, the main research question of this Master’s paper is following: “Can art and innovations created by artificial intelligence be protected under the traditional copyright and patent framework in Armenia and are there regulations on this regard in different jurisdictions?” The paper is mainly based on in-depth text-based research which is mostly conducted upon the legislation of the Republic of Armenia, analysis of legal books, journal articles, websites and official publications of legislative bodies that have been done in order to provide completeness and illustrate the bigger picture of the issue addressed. Also, cases and administrative acts from different jurisprudences are examined for illuminating the interpretation of rules of copyright and patent law. The method of collecting information on this matter through personal interviews has also been carried out. This was done in a structured way, which included a predetermined set of questions. The interviews have been carried out with different stakeholders, mainly with legal professionals specialized on research matters.