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And for decades, every attempt to create legal access has foundered on the rocky shoals of property rights and lumbering bureaucracy.

Maria, like many other artists, sees the dual risk of AI images threatening intellectual property rights by being "fed on 'stolen' art", and the possibility of reducing her finding new clients.

A spokesperson for Meta said: "We respect third-party intellectual property rights and believe our use of information to train AI models is consistent with existing law."

The DA is challenging the law in court, arguing that it is unconstitutional and threatens property rights in South Africa.

The parties have formed a new joint venture to house the 007 intellectual property rights.