In the hierarchy

1. Part III: Governance, Power & Existential Concerns
2. D19. Rights, Law & Justice
3. 19.1 Intellectual property

Virtues and principles to explore

Held as inquiry, not as a verdict.

• Justice

  Justice

  Who is heard, who is harmed, and who decides.

• Accountability

  Trust

  Name who holds the consequence before it is needed.

• Dignity

  Center principle

  Every person is a protagonist, not a data point.

Starter questions

Written to probe curiosity and learning, not accusation.

1. 01Whose experience of Trademark and passing off is not yet in the room — and how would we hear it?
2. 02What is already being done about this, and by whom — and how would we find out without assuming?
3. 03What conversation have we not yet had about this — and who needs to be in it?
4. 04Who is served by addressing this, and who benefits if we leave it unnamed?

Also on this branch

• Copyright in training9
• Copyright of AI outputs9
• Trade-secret protection for models9
• Patent-eligibility of AI inventions9
• Right of publicity/likeness9
• Moral rights of authors9

Frameworks and sources

• EU AI Act — high-level summaryregulation
• Council of Europe AI Conventionregulation
• International humanitarian law (IHL)framework

  The body of law that governs the conduct of armed conflict and the protection of people who are not fighting, which applies to AI used in or for conflict.