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Generative AI and the Copyright Office - Part 2 of Long-Awaited Guidance, But Will It Continue?

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On January 29, the U.S. Copyright Office released Part 2 of its planned 3-part report on the legal and policy issues related to copyright and artificial intelligence (AI). Part 1 of the report, which was published in July...more

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When the Machine Becomes the Creator: Artificial Intelligence v. the Human Creator Requirements of U.S. Copyright Law

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On March 18, 2025 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Stephen Thaler v. Shira Perlmutter et al., confirming that U.S. law requires human authorship. Specifically, the question presented to the Court was “can a...more

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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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Two takeaways from the U.S. Copyright Office's Jan. 2025 report on AI-created works

The U.S. Copyright Office released Part 2 of its report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence on January 29, 2025. Part 2 focuses on the copyrightability of outputs created using generative AI. (The highly anticipated...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

AI IP Year in Review - The U.S. Copyright Office’s Position on the Copyrightability of Works Made with the Assistance of...

Since platforms like Midjourney and DALL-E became popular, using text-to-image models to generate “AI art” has surged, making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between AI-generated art and human-created works. This...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Copyrights Wanted: No Creativity Required

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The advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has brought renewed attention to copyright law, with much of the early generative AI-related litigation concerning claims of copyright infringement of the content being...more

Perkins Coie

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] Exploring the Intersection of Intellectual Property, Copyright and Artificial Intelligence | Akin Intelligence

In this episode of OnAir with Akin, lobbying and public policy partner Hans Rickhoff and senior counsel Reggie Babin lead a discussion with intellectual property partner David Vondle on intellectual property, copyright, and...more

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Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property Considerations for Your Business Operations

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INTRODUCTION - Over the past couple of decades, artificial intelligence-enabled (AI) technologies have crept into the marketplace, providing businesses with internal- and external-facing services, such as customer...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Generative AI and Copyright – Some Recent Denials and Unanswered Questions

The growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and generative AI is moving copyright law into unprecedented territory. While US copyright law continues to develop around AI, one boundary has been set: the bedrock requirement of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Resource Guide for the Copyright Office Artificial Intelligence Initiative

Using generative AI raises numerous copyright issues. In response, the US Copyright Office (USCO) has undertaken a new Artificial Intelligence Initiative (“AI Initiative”). This guide is a high level overview and a collection...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Generative AI and Recent Copyright Developments

The recent expansion of the scope and capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools and platforms has introduced a number of legal challenges. These challenges can represent a double-edged sword, both for...more

Wiley Rein LLP

AI and Copyright Law: Understanding the Challenges

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Artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright law appear to be on a collision course, with court cases and both executive and legislative activity poised to shape how copyright law will apply to AI development and uses. Recent...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Using AI to Create a Work – Copyright Protection and Infringement

With the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in creating literary and artistic works, the U.S. Copyright Office has now addressed the issue of the copyrightability of works containing AI-generated materials. After...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Copyright office issues new guidance on AI-assisted works, but legal concerns linger

Artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated the headlines over the last several years. As technology has continued to advance, computers and robots have progressed from merely assisting human beings with common tasks to making...more

Smart & Biggar

À qui appartiennent les créations générées par l’intelligence artificielle et pourquoi vous devriez vous en préoccuper

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Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie s'est récemment exprimé sur le thème de l'intelligence artificielle (IA) et de la protection de la PI pour les œuvres créées à l'aide de l'IA, en tant qu'invité de « Voix de la PI canadienne », un...more

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Who owns AI-generated creations – and why you should care

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Recently Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie spoke on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and IP protection for AI-generated works as a guest on Canadian IP Voices, an official podcast produced by the Canadian Intellectual...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

AI and IP: What’s the Deal?

This is the second entry in a series of posts by our team about AI generative tools such as ChatGPT and related legal issues (our first was ChatGPT: The Future May Be Bright, But on What Terms?).  Many people are aware of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Copyright Office Denies Claim to Copyright in Generative AI Images

The U.S. Copyright Office has denied an attempt to register copyright in images created using the Midjourney generative AI tool. The reasoning of its decision sharply limits the potential paths to receiving copyright in...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Me, Myself, and (A)I: Copyright Office to Focus on AI Authorship

According to a recent interview in December 2022, the U.S. Copyright Office (the "Office") signaled that it would focus in 2023 on "legal grey areas" surrounding copyrightability of works generated in conjunction with...more

Jones Day

Which AI Components Are Copyright Protectable and Which Are Not?

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Background  - On February 14, 2022, the Review Board of the U.S. Copyright Office denied a second request for reconsideration regarding a refusal to register artwork created by AI. Importantly, the application for...more

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