Know the Rules: AI Copyright, Compliance & When to Tell People
The stuff nobody explains: who owns AI work, what's safe to use, the rules at your job, and whether you should disclose that you used AI.
About this course
This is practical guidance to keep you out of trouble and looking trustworthy — not formal legal advice, and we'll say so clearly. You'll leave with a personal AI rules cheat-sheet and a ready-to-use disclosure script, so you can use AI confidently and above-board.
6 lessons
Who Owns What AI Makes?
The question everyone gets wrong. Learn the basics of who owns AI-generated text and images, whether you can use them commercially, and where the law is still unsettled — so you stop guessing.
Don't Get Sued: Using AI Without Infringing
How to avoid the real traps — copying someone's style or brand, using protected work, recreating logos or likenesses, or passing off AI work as original where that matters. Practical do's and don'ts.
The Rules at Your Job
Workplaces are writing AI policies fast. Learn what's typically allowed and banned, why pasting company data into AI can break the rules, and how to ask the right question before you use a tool at work.
Should You Tell People You Used AI?
The disclosure question, honestly. When telling your boss, client, audience, or professor that you used AI builds trust — and when it's unnecessary. You'll learn to read the situation and stay credible either way.
The Canadian Picture, and Staying Current (Not Legal Advice)
A plain-language look at the Canadian and workplace landscape, terms-of-service basics, and — most importantly — how to keep up as the rules change. We're clear this is practical guidance, not legal advice; you'll learn when to actually ask a professional.
Build Your AI Rules Cheat-Sheet + Disclosure Script
Turn it all into a one-page personal cheat-sheet of what's safe, what to avoid, and a short disclosure line you can reuse. The artifact that lets you use AI confidently and above-board.