Permission is something in writing saying you can use the work.

If a creator is happy to share, they will say so. Often by attaching a special license to their work.

If you use their work you need to attribute it to them (give them credit)

There are different Creative Commons Licenses that creators use to share their work.

It is OK to use copyrighted things without permission sometimes. This is called Fair Dealing.

The exceptions are:

• Research

• Private study

• Criticism or review

• Reporting current events

You may not use any content (text, images, models, sounds etc) unless you:

• Made it yourself

• Have permission (and attribute it)

• Know that it is in the Public Domain (and show your teacher)

• Are using under Fair Dealing (Criticism or review)

This is messy. The law is different in different countries.

In New Zealand the person driving the AI owns the copyright.

You will not be violating copyright by using AI generated content that you created.

You are violating copyright by using AI generated content created by someone else.

But:

AI content is not your work. Check with your teacher about whether it is appropriate for the project you are doing