Beijing Internet Court rules that AI-generated content is eligible for copyright protection (2024)
This portrait is not a photograph, and the girl displayed in the portrait does not exist. It was created by Stable Diffusion – open-source software – under the guidance of Li Yunkai, who then published the portrait on the Internet. When the defendant Liu Yuanchun posted an article using the portrait without Li Yunkai’s authorisation, he sued her before the Beijing Internet Court. On 17 November 2023, the Beijing Internet Court ruled in favour of the plaintiff.