AI, Copyright Law and the Requirement of Human Authorship

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June 26, 2023

Written by Kristine L. Craig

The U.S. Copyright Office recently proclaimed that most forms of AI-generated content are not entitled to copyright protection. This latest directive came in an official policy titled “Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence,” which effectively excludes AI-generated works from receiving copyright protection because they lack a human author.The U.S. Copyright Office recently proclaimed that most forms of AI-generated content are not entitled to copyright protection. This latest directive came in an official policy titled “Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence,” which effectively excludes AI-generated works from receiving copyright protection because they lack a human author.