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Copyright Office Rejects Another Bid to Register Artwork “Co-Authored” by AI

LexBlog IP

On December 11, 2023, the Copyright Review Board affirmed the Copyright Office’s decision to reject Ankit Sahni’s application to register the AI-generated work depicted above. In effect, Sanhi was attempting to register the artwork as a derivative of his photograph. 16, 2023) (quoting U.S.

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Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India

SpicyIP

Subject work on which copyright registration was sought. The Copyright Office had earlier refused registration for the artwork for lack of human authorship necessary to support a copyright claim. The Copyright Office had earlier refused registration for the artwork for lack of human authorship necessary to support a copyright claim.

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AI Generated Art and its conflict with IPR

IIPRD

This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. 2] This shift i.e. from assisting work to generating it has taken the legal regime of IPR by a storm of confusion and questions.

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Use of Warhol’s Prince Image Found Not to Be Sufficiently Transformative for Fair Use 

LexBlog IP

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court found that artistic changes to a pre-existing work, alone, not necessarily sufficient to make a derivative work fair use. Applying a new lens on how to view the purpose of a derivative work under U.S. copyright law.

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U.S. Copyright Guidelines for Works Containing AI-Generated Material

LexBlog IP

The guidelines offer clarification on copyright eligibility, authorship requirements, and the registration process for works that incorporate AI-generated material. Read Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence published on March 16, 2023 via the Federal Register or our summary below.

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Fair Use: Graham v. Prince and Warhol v. Goldsmith

LexBlog IP

8] Second, as to the works’ purpose, the court found that it was unclear whether Prince intended to create a parody of the original photographs, a satire of society’s use of social media, or neither, pointing out Prince’s own contradictory testimony on the question. [9] Many derivative works. 2023) (slip op.,

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Let’s Go Hazy: Making Sense of Fair Use After Warhol

Copyright Lately

The court’s limited ruling also means that museums displaying the artwork don’t need to worry that they’ll be served with injunction papers any time soon. " — Robert Indiana, artist [link] — Aaron Moss (@copyrightlately) May 19, 2023 2. — Aaron Moss (@copyrightlately) May 18, 2023 4.