Legal protection for digital creation and intellectual property in Ecuador.

  • Esther Maricela Coello Avilés Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes
  • Lía Margarita De Mora Campi Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes
  • Agustín Stiven Mero Rodríguez Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes
Keywords: legal reform, emerging technology, digital creativity, digital authorship

Abstract

The present study has focused on proposing a reform in Article 8 of the Intellectual Property Law of Ecuador, to protect artistic works generated by artificial intelligence. In a way that promotes innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration and the implementation of research projects in the digital field; To this end, interdisciplinary research methods have been used, including legislative analysis to select strategic projects and develop reform proposals. Among the results, the identification of current legal gaps has been observed and therefore specific legislative reform projects have been proposed to determine implementation priorities.

Published
2024-09-01