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If ChatGPT produces AI-generated code for your app, who does it belong to?


The answer is complicated, so in Part I of a two-article analysis, we consulted legal experts to obtain some definitive answers.

Attorney Richard Santalesa, a founding member of the SmartEdgeLaw Group based in Westport, Conn., focuses on technology transactions, data security, and intellectual property matters. For a view of code ownership outside the US, ZDNET turned to Robert Piasentin, a Vancouver-based partner in the Technology Group at McMillan LLP, a Canadian business law firm. Piasentin, who was also called to the bar in England and Wales, says: "Much like Canada, there is no English legislation that directly regulates the design, development, and use of AI systems.

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