Generative AI Cannot Meet Authorship Requirement for Copyright Protection, District Court Rules

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A recent decision by Judge Beryl Howell in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (“D.C. District Court”) affirmed that human authorship is required for copyright registration. In granting the United States Copyright Office’s (USCO) motion for summary judgment, the court agreed with the USCO’s denial of a copyright registration for a work created by generative artificial intelligence (AI) absent any human involvement….
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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