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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

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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

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

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

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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

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US Copyright Office Guidance on Royalty Eligibility of Musical Works Generated Using AI

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As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate new works has expanded rapidly, the U.S. Copyright Office has sought to keep pace by issuing guidance on the application of copyright law to such works. On April 20,...more

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