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  1. October 12, 2023

    DC Circ. To Hear Fight On Copyrightability Of AI-Generated Art

    An artificial intelligence researcher has appealed a D.C. federal judge's ruling that the U.S. Copyright Office correctly rejected the researcher's application for a computer-generated image because only people can have copyright protection, according to a notice of appeal.

  2. August 18, 2023

    AI-Generated Art Isn't Copyrightable, Judge Rules

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday shot down an artificial intelligence researcher's argument that the U.S. Copyright Office shouldn't have rejected his application for a computer-generated image, finding that only actual people can get copyrights.

  3. March 08, 2023

    Researcher Slams Copyright Office's 'Absurd' Args Over AI Art

    An artificial intelligence researcher on Wednesday urged a D.C. federal judge not to toss his challenge of the U.S. Copyright Office's rejection of his application for a computer-generated image, saying copyright law does not limit protection to human authors.

  4. February 08, 2023

    AI-Generated Art Can't Be Protected By Copyright, Judge Told

    The U.S. Copyright Office urged a D.C. federal judge Tuesday to grant it a win in a lawsuit by an artificial intelligence researcher challenging a decision to reject his copyright on a computer-generated image, arguing that AI systems that create new works aren't eligible for copyright protection under the law.

  5. January 11, 2023

    Judge Told Corporations' IP Rights Bolster AI Copyright Case

    An artificial intelligence researcher has told a top federal judge in the District of Columbia that the U.S. Copyright Office's long-standing history of allowing corporations to register copyrights supports his bid to land the first copyright on a computer-generated image.

  6. June 03, 2022

    Copyright Office Sued For Refusing To Register AI-Made Work

    An artificial intelligence researcher has sued the U.S. Copyright Office over its refusal to grant him a copyright for a computer-generated image of a landscape called "A Recent Entrance to Paradise."

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