License update: AI derivation prohibited on all my art, lore, stories, comics

In a recent development, an animator has sent a finished AI-generated derivative of an original pencil sketch used by a webcomic author, who releases their work under the free culture license. The author, who primarily uses Free Libre and Open Source software, is now faced with a new licensing issue after discovering that AI-generated derivation of their art, lore, stories, and comics is occurring daily.

The Creative Commons licenses used by the author for over a decade, CC By for Pepper&Carrot and CC By-Sa for MiniFantasyTheater, do not offer a provision to prohibit AI-generated derivations. Consequently, the author has decided to update their license to explicitly prohibit AI-generated derivations based on their art, stories, lore, fan-fiction, scripts, AI-generated images, renderings, and comics.

This move aims to prevent AI-generated derivations inspired by their creation, characters, lore, or stories. By clearly indicating the prohibition of AI derivation in their licensing, the author hopes to reduce the volume of daily emails from animation studios, interactive comics publishers, comic publishers, game developers, and software developers requesting permission to create AI derivations of their work.

The author emphasizes that they do not encourage AI-assisted translation or automatic translation services, as translation is an art that requires human creativity and cultural knowledge. They also acknowledge the limitations of AI in current technology and accept the use of software that received AI contributions while continuing to utilize Linux, Debian, and Ubuntu operating systems, which have accepted AI code contributions.