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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Appellate Court Affirms Human Authorship Requirement for Copyrighting AI-Generated Works

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has affirmed a district court ruling that human authorship is a bedrock requirement to register a copyright, and that an artificial intelligence system cannot be deemed the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Who Owns Creativity? — AI in Entertainment

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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the film and television industry in content creation raises many legal and business issues. One key issue is the ownership of the works generated using AI and the ability to register...more

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Client Alert: Can Works Made with Generative AI be Copyrighted?

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In response to the increased use of sophisticated artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies capable of producing expressive material, the U.S. Copyright Office (“CO”) published a two-part series on the copyrightability of...more

Mayer Brown

Human Input Necessary for Copyrightability of Works Created with Artificial Intelligence

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Last week, the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) released its long-anticipated report on the copyrightability of works created with the aid of artificial intelligence (“AI”). The report did not break new ground by...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Generative AI in Focus: Copyright Office's Latest Report

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On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released its highly anticipated report (the Report) regarding the copyrightability of works created using generative artificial intelligence (AI). The Report concluded that...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Canadian Legal Code? Copying Foreign Law Can’t Infringe Copyright Under US Law

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that reprinting foreign law cannot be an infringement of US copyright law. Canadian Standards Association v. P.S. Knight Co., Ltd., Case No. 23-50081 (5th Cir. July 16, 2024)...more

Mintz - Trademark & Copyright Viewpoints

Second Circuit Declines to Decide if Human Skin Can Be a Tangible Medium of Expression under Copyright Law and Affirms Dismissal...

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In a recent decision from the Second Circuit, Judges Parker, Chin, and Carney side-stepped a novel question: whether human skin can be the kind of "tangible medium of expression" required for copyright protection. Instead,...more

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