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

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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. At *4 (“By its plain text, the 1976 Act.

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U.S. Copyright Office Partially Allows Registration of Work having AI-generated Images (“Zarya of the Dawn”)

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Copyright Office originally granted copyright registration to a comic book titled “Zarya of the Dawn.” copyright office for registration. In addition, for at least some images, she used imaging editing software (Adobe Photoshop) to edit or enhance the images as produced by Midjourney.

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Digital art protectable under copyright? Yes, says the Italian Supreme Court

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As the well-known Sanremo Music Festival is approaching with the 2023 edition, the Italian Supreme Court recently issued decision No. This decision was rendered in the context of proceedings concerning the alleged unlawful use of an art work created using software in a past edition of said Festival.

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Thaler v. Shira Perlmutter, et al.: The Intersection of Human Control Over Artificial Intelligence and Human Authorship as a Necessary Requirement of Copyright

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This decision raises many issues regarding copyright ownership that will require further court involvement and/or policy reform. The primary challenge arising from AI-generated artwork pertains to copyright existence and ownership. Copyright law traditionally assigns authorship to individuals who create original works.

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Generative AI and Copyright – Some Recent Denials and Unanswered Questions

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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 copyright is human authorship. It cited its AI Registration Guidance, 88 Fed.

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

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Copyright Guidelines for Works Containing AI-Generated Material by Aaron Rice Introduction The United States Copyright Office published comprehensive guidelines addressing the registration process for works containing material generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Authorship and Human Contribution A. Joint Authorship A.

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US Copyright Office and AI: Notice of Inquiry and the Théâtre D'opéra Spatial case

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The USCO will use this information to analyse the current state of the law, identify unresolved issues and to advise the Congress. Midjourney The Work On 21 September 2022, Mr Jason Allen applied for copyright registration before the USCO naming himself as the author.

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