Josh Gans publishes "Permission to Learn": an economic framework for AI copyright
joshgans · x · 2026-10-29
Josh Gans published "Permission to Learn: An Economic Approach to AI Copyright" in Network Law Review, analyzing the generative AI copyright battles through an economic lens.
The article situates the current copyright fights in a historical trend and tackles the core question of whether learning requires permission, aiming to provide an economic framework for licensing AI training data rather than a purely legal argument.
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