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In a recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the court refused to register a work where its sole author was an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. This holding is in line with the Copyright Office’s...more
On January 29, 2025, the US Copyright Office issued a long-awaited report on the copyrightability of works consisting of or incorporating material generated by artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The report is broadly...more
While we wait for further guidance on the registrability of the art output by generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, the U.S. Copyright Office is forging ahead with new decisions that address the issue. On Dec. 11,...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a prominent topic recently, especially given the technological advances and commercial realization of generative AI systems. As AI-generated content continues to proliferate the Internet,...more
The answer seems to be yes — but only when ‘authorship’ of the work can be attributed to a human. In August 2023, the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that an AI-generated work “absent any guiding human...more
On August 18, 2023, the US District Court for the District of Columbia (the Court) ruled in Thaler v. Register of Copyrights that an AI-generated work “absent any guiding human hand” is not protected by copyright, explaining...more
U.S. copyright law protects human-authored expression, not works generated purely by generative AI. When a human author uses generative AI tools to create their work, the scope of copyright protection extends to the...more
Suppose that you have expressed your work into a tangible form such as a short expression of words and artistic designs. Although your copyright exists upon the moment of creation, does the work contain a sufficient amount...more
Starting this month, social media influencers and other authors of online content can take advantage of a new group copyright registration option for short online works such as blog entries, social media posts and web...more
On June 22, 2020, the United States Copyright Office amended its regulations to establish a new option for registration of short, online literary works that will go into effect later this summer. (See Federal Register Vol....more