can you copyright some one else written work . and just add the sources. how much of your book can be claimed as yours if you use 50% AI generated content 25% open source or other sources. To answer directly: You can only claim copyright over the exact portion that you originally wrote yourself. In the scenario you described, assuming the remaining 25% is your original writing, you would only own the copyright to that 25% of the book. Here is exactly how the U.S. Copyright Office views a book...

The short answer is no. You cannot copyright someone else’s written work, and simply adding sources does not protect you from copyright infringement. While I am an AI and not a lawyer, I can break down the basic facts of copyright law to explain exactly why this doesn't work, and what happens to that "50%" scenario you mentioned. Citing Sources vs. Copyright Infringement People often confuse plagiarism with copyright infringement, but they are two completely different things: Plagiarism...

In 1897, the British "Punitive Expedition" looted an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 artifacts from the Kingdom of Benin (modern-day Nigeria). At the time, the British did not "buy" these items; they were seized as "spoils of war" to offset the costs of the military campaign.   Once the art reached London, it was sold through various channels, and its financial "value" has skyrocketed over the last century.   Historical Sale Prices (Post-Looting) After the loot arrived in...

Thomas Fuller   African slave and mathematician 1710-1790   In most discussions of people with extraordinary powers of mental calculation, there is some mention of Thomas Fuller, an African, shipped to America in 1724 as a slave at the age of 14. He was born in 1710 Africa somewhere between present day Liberia and Benin. Late in his life his remarkable powers of calculation made him a tool of abolitionists due demonstrate blacks are not mentally inferior to whites. After is death,...