--- title: V.C. Right to Intellectual Property and Protection of Personal Creations description: "Our global network of contributors to the [*AI & Human Rights Index*](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/) is currently writing these articles and glossary entries. This particular page is currently in the recruitment and research stage. Please return later to see where this page is in the [editorial…" url: "https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/v-c-intellectual-property/" updated: "2025-05-02" category: • Introduction / V. Privacy --- # V.C. Right to Intellectual Property and Protection of Personal Creations Our global network of contributors to the [*AI & Human Rights Index*](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/) is currently writing these articles and glossary entries. This particular page is currently in the recruitment and research stage. Please return later to see where this page is in the [editorial workflow](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/). Thank you! We look forward to learning with and from you. --- [Insert statement of urgency and significance for why this right relates to AI.] # **Sectors** The contributors of the *AI & Human Rights Index* have identified the following sectors as responsible for both using AI to protect and advance this human right. - [ART: Arts and Culture](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/art/) - [BUS: Business Sectors](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/bus/) - [COM: Media and Communication](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/com/) - [GOV: Government and Public Sector](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/gov/) - [LAW: Legal and Law Enforcement](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/law/) - [REG: Regulatory and Oversight Bodies](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/reg/) - [TECH: Technology and IT](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/tech/) - [INTL: International Organizations and Relations](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/intl/) # AI’s Potential Violations [Insert 300- to 500-word analysis of how AI could violate this human right.] # AI’s Potential Benefits [Insert 300- to 500-word analysis of how AI could advance this human right.] # Human Rights Instruments ## Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) G.A. Res. 217 (III) A, [Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ARES217-A-III-UDHR.pdf), U.N. Doc. A/RES/217(III) (Dec. 10, 1948). Article 12 > No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his [Privacy](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/privacy/), family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks. Article 27 > 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author. ## American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man (1948) American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, adopted by the Ninth International Conference of American States, O.A.S. Res. XXX, reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 17 (1948) Article XIII > He likewise has the right to the protection of his moral and material interests as regards his inventions or any literary, scientific or artistic works of which he is the author. ## International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) G.A. Res. 2200A (XXI), [International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ARES2200-A-XXI-1.pdf), U.N. Doc. A/6316 (1966), 999 U.N.T.S. 171 (Dec. 16, 1966) Article 17 > 1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his [Privacy](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/privacy/), family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation. > > > > 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks. ## American Convention on Human Rights (1969) [American Convention on Human Rights](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/american_convention_on_human_rights.pdf), Nov. 22, 1969, 1144 U.N.T.S. 123 Article 11 > 2. No one may be the object of arbitrary or abusive interference with his private life, his family, his home, or his correspondence, or of unlawful attacks on his honor or reputation. ## African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (1981) African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, June 27, 1981, 1520 U.N.T.S. 217 Article 14 > The right to property shall be guaranteed. It may only be encroached upon in the interest of public need or in the general interest of the community and in accordance with the provisions of appropriate laws. ## Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000) Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Dec. 7, 2000, 2000 O.J. (C 364) 1 Article 7 > Everyone has the right to respect for his or her private and family life, home and communications. Article 17 > 2. Intellectual property shall be protected. --- [1.0 Research](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/) [2.0 Curate](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/) [3.0 Review](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/) [4.0 Revise](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/) [5.0 Published](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/) **Last Updated:**  May 1, 2025 **Research Assistant:**  Amisha Rastogi **Contributor:**  To Be Determined **Reviewer:**  To Be Determined **Editor:**  Georgina Curto Rex **Subject:**  Human Right **Edition:**  Edition 1.0 Research **Recommended Citation:**  "V.C. Right to Intellectual Property and Protection of Personal Creations, Edition 1.0 Research." In *[AI & Human Rights Index](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index)*, edited by Nathan C. Walker, Dirk Brand, Caitlin Corrigan, Georgina Curto Rex, Alexander Kriebitz, John Maldonado, Kanshukan Rajaratnam, Tanya de Villiers-Botha, and Hisham Zawil. New York: All Tech is Human; Camden, NJ: AI Ethics Lab at Rutgers University, 2026. Accessed October 22, 2026. [https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/v-c-intellectual-property/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/v-c-intellectual-property/).