Appellate Court Confirms Copyright Statute Limits Authorship to Humans, Foreclosing Copyright Registration for Content Solely Generated by AI

AT A GLANCE – On March 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed decisions by a lower court and the United States Copyright Office that human authorship is required to obtain copyright protection in the United States, thereby foreclosing copyright registration for content solely generated by AI….
By: Mayer Brown