AI Rights Brief · Professional Handbook
The AI Rights Handbook for Visual Creators
A practical handbook for photographers, artists, designers, illustrators, and image-makers navigating copyright, ownership, client contracts, AI training, disclosure, and evidence in a rapidly changing creative economy.
By Paul Pacitti
First Edition · 2026
ISBN 978-3-033-12404-2
For working visual creators.
The book focuses on the practical rights questions now sitting inside everyday visual work: how images are owned, licensed, disclosed, protected, commissioned, trained on, and evidenced.
- Copyright and ownership in AI-assisted image making
- Client contracts, permissions, and professional boundaries
- AI training, scraping, licensing, and creator consent
- Disclosure, provenance, evidence, and process records