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AI and Copyright: What a Recent Court Ruling Means for AI Creators and Intellectual Property Rights

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In a significant decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently ruled that the Copyright Act of 1976 requires human authorship to register a work, affirming the district court’s denial of a...more

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AI Legal Watch: March 27, 2025

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The recent decision in Thaler v. Perlmutter et al., No. 23-5233 (D.C. Cir. 2025) offers continued guidance on whether “authorship” can be attributed to AI systems (i.e., non-humans) under Copyright Law. The D.C. Circuit...more

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What a Piece of Work is a Man [made piece of art] Non-humans (Still) Can’t be Authors Under the Copyright Act

Last week, the D.C. Circuit upheld the Copyright Office’s refusal to register the copyright in this image, which was created entirely by AI. This is consistent with longstanding precedent (in the US, at least) that only...more

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Is (Copyright) Paradise Lost for A Recent Entrance to Paradise and Other AI-Generated Works?

Last week, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Thaler v. Perlmutter. The opinion notably solidifies the U.S. Copyright Office’s position that works generated autonomously (and thus solely) by artificial...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

D.C. Circuit Affirms Denial of Copyright Protection for AI-Generated Works

On March 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the “D.C. Circuit”) ruled in Thaler v. Perlmutter, affirming that works created solely by artificial intelligence (“AI”) cannot be...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Human Authorship Required: AI Isn’t an Author Under Copyright Act

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a district court ruling that affirmed the US Copyright Office’s (CO) denial of a copyright application for artwork created by artificial intelligence (AI),...more

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Copyrightability of AI Outputs: U.S. Copyright Office Analyzes Human Authorship Requirement

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Artificial intelligence ("AI") raises unique challenges in the context of copyright law. To address and clarify various issues arising at the intersection of AI and copyright, the U.S. Copyright Office ("Office") is in the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Copyright Office’s Latest Guidance on AI and Copyrightability

The U.S. Copyright Office’s January 2025 report on AI and copyrightability reaffirms the longstanding principle that copyright protection is reserved for works of human authorship. Outputs created entirely by generative...more

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Testing the Limits of Copyright Protection for A.I.-Generated Art - Colorado Artist Challenges Registration Refusal in Court

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Two years ago, the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition sparked controversy after awarding a blue ribbon to a work generated in part by A.I. Jason Allen, the artist responsible for the work, said at the time, “I won,...more

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Five Key Takeaways from the Recent House Judiciary Hearing on AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works

As companies—and more recently, courts—have struggled to address the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in innovation, legislators are embroiled in a struggle of their own. Over the past two years, the Senate and House have...more

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Navigating the Legal Landscape: Generative AI and Copyright Law

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Generative artificial intelligence captivated the world in 2023 and is firmly positioned to remain center stage in the coming year. In the United States, the introduction and early-stage use of generative AI have been plagued...more

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Human Authorship Requirement Continues To Pose Difficulties for AI-Generated Works

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2023 was a breakout year for generative artificial intelligence (AI), but it was a rough year for protecting the content generated using such technology. The U.S. Copyright Office issued several rulings last year on the...more

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“Robo Rules” – U.S. Copyright Office Publishes Guidance on Works Containing Artificial Intelligence

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The U.S. Copyright Office has published copyright registration guidance on works containing material generated by artificial intelligence technology. The statement of policy clarifies its practices for examining and...more

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