US Copyright Office denies copyright to AI-generated works
Original title: Copyright Office is restoring copyright to something you have to work to get
Copyright Office claims only human authorship qualifies for copyright, making AI slop uncopyrightable.
The US Copyright Office has taken the position that copyright law protects only works of human authorship. This means AI-generated images and works are not eligible for copyright protection. Prompts may be copyrightable, but the resulting images are in the public domain.
- Only human acts of creative expression are eligible for copyright.
- AI-generated works created by algorithms do not qualify.
- Copyrightable prompts can be protected for life plus 70 years.
- Organizations
- United States Copyright Office
- Countries
- United States
From the original article
12 min read at pluralistic.netFormalities : When it comes to AI, the Copyright Office is restoring copyright to its proper status, as something you have to work to get.
By beardyw · pluralistic.net
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