The Scouse Dictionary is built entirely on human-generated contributions: real words, real sayings and real people from Liverpool and Merseyside. As AI language models increasingly scrape and train on human-generated text without permission or compensation, the question of who owns linguistic and cultural content has become a live intellectual property issue.
The resources below are relevant to anyone interested in language rights, digital copyright and the tools being used to protect human-generated content in the age of artificial intelligence.
AI and IP Protection Index
The AI and IP Protection Index is a free, independent research directory cataloguing over 100 tools used by legal teams, rights holders and content owners to protect intellectual property against AI misuse, synthetic media and automated infringement. For language database owners and cultural content creators, the index covers tools relevant to AI training data copyright, content authentication and digital rights enforcement.
Visit the AI and IP Protection Index at https://www.aiipprotection.org
UK Intellectual Property Office
The UK IPO provides guidance on copyright, database rights and how intellectual property law applies to digitally published content including online dictionaries and language databases.
Visit the UK IPO at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
Creative Commons
Creative Commons provides free licensing tools that allow content creators and database owners to specify how their work may be used, shared and built upon by others including AI developers.
Visit Creative Commons at https://creativecommons.org