Ying Ye, ‘The copyright protection of AI-generated content in video games’

ABSTRACT
The increasing use of artificial intelligence in video game development, particularly through advanced procedural content generation, challenges traditional copyright frameworks. While AI-generated content is now integral to enhancing efficiency and player experience, its copyright status remains disputed, especially regarding the copyrightability threshold and ownership allocation. Existing discussions have largely focused on general works such as music, text, and images, with comparatively little attention to the complex, integrated nature of video game works …

Ying Ye, The copyright protection of AI-generated content in video games, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice. Published: 12 December 2025.

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