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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Diverging International Approaches to the Copyrightability and Authorship of AI-created Works

When can a work created using artificial intelligence ("AI") be copyrighted? And, if an AI-enabled work can be copyrighted, who is the "author"? The Beijing, China Internet Court took a different approach than the U.S....more

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Paradise Lost: Court Says AI-Generated Work not Copyrightable

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A federal district court held in Thaler v. Perlmutter that an AI-generated image, "A Recent Entrance to Paradise," cannot be copyrighted due to the lack of sufficient human contribution to its creation. Jones Day partners...more

Jaburg Wilk

Can I Own Copyrights in Content Created or Partially Created by AI?

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As AI systems demonstrate unprecedented capabilities to create, manipulate, and generate original content, the interplay between AI and copyright law has come to the forefront of legal discourse. This convergence presents...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

AEON Law

Patent Poetry: AI Law Developing Rapidly

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Almost every week sees a new development in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) law. Here are some recent highlights. ...more

Weintraub Tobin

Award-Winning AI Art Not Copyrightable

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Last year, Jason M. Allen won first place at the Colorado State Fair (the “Competition”) for the two-dimensional artwork entitled Théâtre D’opéra Spatial (the “Work”), which he produced with the aid of Artificial Intelligence...more

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Not Human Enough - District Court Rejects Copyright For AI Artwork

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the hottest topics in technology, with businesses studying how to utilize its benefits and at least some workers wondering if smarter and cheaper AI technologies will replace them. Here...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What Does It Mean to be Human: Copyright Office Confirms That AI-Generated Works Are Not Works of Human Authorship

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently found that human prompting of AI-generated works does not satisfy the “authorship” requirement for copyright protection. Under the Copyright Act of 1976, copyright...more

Dechert LLP

U.S. District Court Rules that AI-Generated Artwork is Not Eligible for Copyright Registration

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Digital artwork created by an AI system has once again been denied U.S. copyright registration. The ruling in Thaler v. Perlmutter granted summary judgment to the Copyright Office and Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Almost Paradise? No Authorship for AI “Creativity Machine”

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The US District Court for the District of Columbia agreed with the US Copyright Office’s denial of a copyright application that sought to register visual art generated by artificial intelligence (AI) because US copyright law...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Copyrights: Humans 1, AI 0

On Friday, August 21, 2023, Stephen Thaler lost his appeal of the Copyright Office’s refusal to register a piece of art generated by his “Creativity Intelligence” AI computer system. U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell agreed...more

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No Copyright Protection for Works Created Solely by AI, DC Federal District Court Holds

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On August 18, 2023, the US District Court for the District of Columbia held that the US Copyright Office did not abuse its discretion in determining that works generated entirely by artificial intelligence (AI) systems are...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

United States: Can AI Systems Hold Copyrights?

Lately, we are witnessing an uptrend in the discourse over the interfaces between artificial intelligence systems, particularly text and image generators, and intellectual property law, specifically as pertains to copyrights....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

AI’s Artistry Denied: No Copyright for AI Author

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Summary - The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld last week, in a first-of-its-kind case, the U.S. Copyright Office's denial of an application to register an image purportedly generated entirely...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - April 2023

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U.S. Copyright Office Keeps AI Out in the Cold - Only humans can copyright, Office says - Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer True - The Copyright Office has weighed in with long-anticipated statement of policy...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The Copyright Office Issues Guidance Regarding Works Produced by Generative AI

On March 16, the Copyright Office published guidance in the Federal Register relating to works produced at least in part by generative artificial intelligence (AI).  This is the latest in a series of policy decisions and...more

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Intellectual Property Legal Issues Impacting Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly the hottest topic in technological innovation. The truth, however, is that conventional AI programs have long been applied as enterprise solutions for a variety of company services,...more

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Is Your AI-Generated Content Entitled to U.S. Copyright Protection?

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On March 16, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office (the Office) issued formal guidance on the registration of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated works, and announced a new initiative to further examine the copyright law and...more

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U.S. Copyright Office Cancels Registration for AI-Generated Art, Issues AI-Related Registration Guidance

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The United States Copyright Office, like other government agencies and private-sector entities, is reckoning with the implications of artificial intelligence. In February, the Office canceled an artist’s copyright...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Not Today, HAL: Copyright Still Requires Human Input

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The US Copyright Office (USCO) issued a policy statement on March 16, 2023, clarifying its position on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in copyrighted materials. This statement came in the wake of the USCO’s recent...more

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Breaking Dawn: Understanding the Copyright…

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Background on Kashtanova’s Comic Book - Digital artist Kris Kashtanova registered Zarya of the Dawn, a comic book with dazzling and dystopian imagery generated via Midjourney’s text-to-image AI model, with the U.S....more

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Copyright Office Stakes Out Position on Registration of AI-Generated Works

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There have been two important developments in recent weeks regarding the U.S. Copyright Office’s position on registering works created by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. First, on February 21, 2023, the...more

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