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Case chronology
Chaosium announces revisions to its illustration contract template
Chaosium announces an updated illustration contract template requiring work by human artists without AI-art programs, emphasising artists’ livelihoods and control of their work.
Chaosium announces AI-illustration restrictions for new community-content works
Chaosium announces that new works in three community-content programmes may not use AI illustrations from March 31, 2023.
Research question
Preserves a publisher’s commissioning standards separately from eligibility rules for community creator markets.
Related documents
DOC-0058AI Art and Chaosium - 16 Dec 2022DOC-0059AI Art and Chaosium Community Content programsSources
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “Chaosium / Illustration contracts and community-publishing rules.” case-0042. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.