Copy, Paste, and Generate: Copyright Law and Fair Use in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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  • Andy Benzo

Palabras clave:

IA generativa, derechos de autor, autoría, fair use, entrenamiento de IA, uso transformativo, sustitución de mercado, litigios relacionados con IA

Resumen

Este artículo examina si la doctrina estadounidense del uso justo puede abordar adecuadamente los desafíos legales y éticos que plantea el entrenamiento de sistemas de inteligencia artificial generativa (GenAI). La pregunta clave de la investigación que impulsa este análisis es: ¿Puede el uso justo, tal como se interpreta actualmente, proporcionar un marco coherente y equitativo para abordar la ingesta masiva y automatizada de obras protegidas por derechos de autor para el desarrollo del modelo de IA? Esta investigación se guía por dos hipótesis. En primer lugar, la doctrina del uso transformativo, aunque es importante en el análisis moderno del uso justo, sigue siendo insuficientemente definida e inconsistente para abordar la naturaleza funcional y no expresiva del entrenamiento de IA. En segundo lugar, que el panorama actual de los litigios, como se ve en The New York Times v. Microsoft Corporation y OpenAI, et al. (caso no. 1:23-cv-11195 Distrito Sur de Nueva York) "Caso OpenAI" y Dow Jones & Company, Inc. et al v. Perplexity AI, Inc. (caso No. 1:24-cv-07984 Distrito Sur de Nueva York) "Caso Perplexity", indica una necesidad urgente de aclaración legislativa para armonizar los incentivos a la innovación con la protección de los derechos de autor en la era del aprendizaje automático. El artículo utiliza un análisis legal doctrinal, examinando la jurisprudencia, los estatutos y las políticas, para mostrar cómo ha cambiado la ley de uso justo y cómo se aplica a la nueva tecnología de IA. Este enfoque metodológico contextualiza la disputa dentro de sus orígenes históricos y ramificaciones políticas actuales, ofreciendo un marco legal y ético cohesivo para evaluar los límites del uso justo en la era de la IA generativa. 

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  • Andy Benzo

    Andy Benzo is a legal language expert and legal translator with over 35 years of experience specializing in English-Spanish translations. She holds degrees in Law and Translation and a Paralegal Degree from California State University, San Marcos. A certified ATA member since 1999, she now serves as President for the 2025-2027 term.

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Copy, Paste, and Generate: Copyright Law and Fair Use in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. (2025). Bridging Cultures, 10, 90-119. https://erevistas.uca.edu.ar/index.php/BRID/article/view/5054