According to Love Hina creator and Japanese politician Ken Akamatsu, the Japanese Government is debating whether A.I. image generators automatically violate manga artist copyright protections in Japan.A.I. artwork is one of the biggest issues facing modern manga artists, who often risk having their work stolen and repurposed by A.I. programs. Since the introduction of A.I., many world governments have started to reassess how they should deal with programs that rely on the existence of copyrighted material to produce images. On X (formerly Twitter), Ken Akamatsu, who serves in Japan’s House of Councillors, recently addressed questions regarding an A.I. program called LoRA. Allegedly, this program was used to generate images that closely mirrored works produced by Kishin Higuchi, a popular manga artist in Japan.If implemented, this determination would have far-reaching consequences, and not just for those who generate A.I. artwork but also for those who produce the technologies that are used to create it. “In addition to users,” Akamatsu continued, “there is also the possibility that the developer (that is, the person who created LoRA) may become the infringer…the government is also considering the possibility of violating non-copyright rights, such as publicity rights, with regard to generated A.I.”
According to Love Hina creator and Japanese politician Ken Akamatsu, the Japanese Government is debating whether A.I. image generators automatically violate manga artist copyright protections in Japan.
A.I. artwork is one of the biggest issues facing modern manga artists, who often risk having their work stolen and repurposed by A.I. programs. Since the introduction of A.I., many world governments have started to reassess how they should deal with programs that rely on the existence of copyrighted material to produce images. On X (formerly Twitter), Ken Akamatsu, who serves in Japan’s House of Councillors, recently addressed questions regarding an A.I. program called LoRA. Allegedly, this program was used to generate images that closely mirrored works produced by Kishin Higuchi, a popular manga artist in Japan.
If implemented, this determination would have far-reaching consequences, and not just for those who generate A.I. artwork but also for those who produce the technologies that are used to create it. “In addition to users,” Akamatsu continued, “there is also the possibility that the developer (that is, the person who created LoRA) may become the infringer…the government is also considering the possibility of violating non-copyright rights, such as publicity rights, with regard to generated A.I.”
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