This argument falls apart when you consider digital photographers. They didn’t create the image - a machine and software did. Would you make the same argument that a photographer’s only copyright is the input to the camera settings and the color-grading software?
Proof of process is totally reasonable, since all art should have a clear provenance, and I’m sure the original prompt & seed could prove his ownership.
This goes beyond your point, but the argument that AI Art can’t be copyrighted because it was trained on copyrighted works is a little hackneyed. Every human artist is trained on copyrighted works, reproduces that art during school, and often incorporates referential elements into their own art.
I know it’s bad, but I really can’t see why this is illegal - especially since they included additional funding to cover the employee’s expenses of processing the money.
If paying in pennies is illegal, then we should simply abolish the penny because it’s not with the time or effort.
The Coinage Act of 1965, specifically Section 31 U.S.C. 5103, states: "United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues. Foreign gold or silver coins are not legal tender for debts."
Now, private businesses can refuse to take cash before they render a service. But my understanding is that US tender must be accepted for all debts.
Proof of process is totally reasonable, since all art should have a clear provenance, and I’m sure the original prompt & seed could prove his ownership.
This goes beyond your point, but the argument that AI Art can’t be copyrighted because it was trained on copyrighted works is a little hackneyed. Every human artist is trained on copyrighted works, reproduces that art during school, and often incorporates referential elements into their own art.