If the copyright specters hold a shroud over us, then we'll create the data from scratch one last time. It's akin to a source code rewrite. And there will be lots of people doing this.
Copyright is checkmated no matter how it plays the game.
The world of the future doesn't have IP. You ask an advanced AI to create a world from scratch and it will.
Now fill in the blanks between here and now. Why would every invocation involve paying Sonny Bono's estate?
Humans are another good analogy. If these machines will begin to approximate us, maybe the rules for them should be similar.
We don't need to pay a licensing fee every time we write stories about evil characters, despite the fact many of us learned about evil from watching Disney villains on screen.
This is a bold prediction, and far from certain
I predict we will either have a world without Intellectual Property or we will have a global government that enforces Intellectual Property laws.
Those who earn a living off Intellectual Property have already decided they will stop 100 poor students from reading a textbook so that they get the income from 1 rich student buying it. They do not seem to care about educating poor children nor do they seem to care about increasing GPD.
They only want money. What is the opposite of altruism?
If a new technology can change the way humanity lives forever, but it costs them money, they are against it.
This is why I support making artificial scarcity illegal.
AI makes me more efficient. I can do more in less time, and I can do it better. I am happy to do a better job for the same money.
If you are worried about losing your job, use AI to do it better. Become more productive. Get more qualifications (degrees, certifications, work experience, & references.) This is the best way to avoid falling onto a social safety net.
China is getting this right.