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It's a bit like being a bank lol

Any Sega games really. But more recently. Crazy Taxi.

By this logic a whole movie would have to be public domain just because they used public domain images in it. AI has many issues and it is valid to be annoyed about it but this is a silly take.

i always wondered about this, but just assumed i was missing something lol

The problem isn't that AI isn't transformative, it wasn't made by a human and therefore cannot be copyrighted.

But the things the AI is made on is not from the public domain….

Games are generally not protected by ©. They fall under different categories *depending on the game* but usually the graphics, sound and code (assets) are protected but anyone can make a similar game using different assets. Public domain works stay public domain and only edits are protected..

In fact, I am pretty sure that you could take an entirely public domain work and protect it with the DMCA, because the DMCA is framed as being about circumvention mechanisms rather then the work itself. The law doesn't care what the protected item is. Because intellectual property law is broken

Crime for me, but not for thee.