GLOSSARY
Intellectual property
Intellectual property covers legally protected creations and identifiers, such as copyrighted works, inventions or trademarks; applicable rights depend on the particular subject matter.
Usability starts with the input material
A proposal may involve sending product descriptions, technical drawings or customer documents into an AI application. Several questions need separating: may the material be used for this purpose, what disclosure is permitted and under what conditions may the result be reused? The system’s technical ability to process content answers none of these questions. Removing a name does not settle usage rights either. Organisations therefore need a traceable origin for the material they provide.
Examine rights and confidentiality separately
Publicly accessible text may still be legally protected. Conversely, confidential business knowledge need not rely on copyright alone for protection. Documented sources, permissions and the provider’s actual terms support an organised review. Data protection addresses personal information and adds a different assessment. Evidence of provenance helps later investigation but cannot replace consideration of the particular circumstances. Rights in an AI output and permission to exploit it cannot be inferred simply from the tool used. Material questions should receive qualified review before commercially significant reuse.