Digital Personhood Bill DigitalPersonhood Deep Dive: Who Owns the Copyright When an AI Digital Twin Creates Independently

On December 18, 2029, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the DigitalPersonhood framework. This 200-page report systematically discusses the legal status of AI digital twins for the first time, particularly copyright ownership when digital twins produce independent creations.

DigitalPersonhood's backdrop is the rapid development of AI digital twin technology. Currently over 5 million people worldwide have their own AI digital twins, capable of independently writing articles, composing music, designing images and even writing code. When these creations generate commercial value, copyright ownership becomes an urgent legal question.

WIPO proposes three possible attribution models in the report. The first is "creator priority" — copyright belongs to the natural person who created the digital twin. The second is "contribution allocation" — copyright is distributed based on the contribution ratio between human instruction and AI autonomous creation. The third is "public domain default" — digital twins' independent creations enter the public domain by default.

The report also discusses digital twins' "personality rights." When a digital twin accumulates followers on social media and establishes an independent public image, does it possess some degree of "personality rights"? If the creator dies, should the digital twin's public image be protected?

Five countries have already announced plans to develop domestic legislation based on this framework.