That link has to do with copyright. I will give you that pastiche isn’t a violation of copyright. Even outright forgeries don’t violate copyright. Forgeries are a type of fraud.
Again, pastiche in common parlance describes something that credits the original, usually by being an obvious homage. I consider AI art different from pastiche because it usually doesn’t credit the original in the same way. The Studio Ghibli example is an exception because it is very obvious, but for instance, the Greg Rutkowski prompted AI art is very often much harder to identify as such.
I admit this isn’t the same thing as a forgery, but it does seem like something unethical in the sense that you are not crediting the originator of the style. This may violate no laws, but it can still be wrong.
https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/98968/are-art-styles-subject-to-ip-protection
That link has to do with copyright. I will give you that pastiche isn’t a violation of copyright. Even outright forgeries don’t violate copyright. Forgeries are a type of fraud.
Again, pastiche in common parlance describes something that credits the original, usually by being an obvious homage. I consider AI art different from pastiche because it usually doesn’t credit the original in the same way. The Studio Ghibli example is an exception because it is very obvious, but for instance, the Greg Rutkowski prompted AI art is very often much harder to identify as such.
I admit this isn’t the same thing as a forgery, but it does seem like something unethical in the sense that you are not crediting the originator of the style. This may violate no laws, but it can still be wrong.