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Allen v. Perlmutter
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January 20, 2026
Copyright Office Tells Colo. Court Artist Can't Register AI Work
The U.S. Copyright Office has asked a Colorado federal court to uphold its refusal to register an award-winning artwork because it was made on an artificial intelligence platform, arguing the artist is trying to claim authorship over creative expression that Midjourney created.
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August 26, 2025
Artist Seeking Copyright Of AI Image Equates Use To Cameras
A Colorado man who used artificial intelligence to create an image that won an art award at a state fair told a federal judge that he should be allowed to copyright the image just as those who used technology such as cameras and cellphones had been allowed to copyright their works.
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April 15, 2025
AI Artist Hires Atty Challenging Human-Only Copyright Rule
A Colorado artist suing the U.S. Copyright Office over its refusal to register a work created on an artificial intelligence platform has a new attorney — the same lawyer who is representing a computer scientist challenging the government agency's position that only human authors qualify for copyright protection.
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April 10, 2025
Court Rejects Atty's Bid To Exit Copyright Suit Over AI Art
A Colorado federal judge overseeing a lawsuit from a man who wants to register artwork created on an artificial intelligence platform has rejected his attorney's motion to withdraw from the case, finding that good cause has not been shown.
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April 07, 2025
Atty For Artist In Copyright AI Suit Asks To Exit Case
An attorney for a Colorado artist who sued the U.S. Copyright Office over its rejection of his application to register his artificial intelligence-generated work is asking to withdraw from the case, saying her client hasn't been able to pay all of his legal bills.
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January 01, 2025
Copyright Cases To Watch In 2025
Several copyright cases involving artificial intelligence are teed up for major rulings in 2025, with attorneys anxiously awaiting what courts have to say about fair use, and at the Ninth Circuit, a photographer will argue for the reversal of a jury finding that a tattoo artist didn't infringe his photo of Miles Davis. Here are Law360's picks for copyright cases to watch in 2025.
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September 26, 2024
Colo. Artist Says Award-Winning AI Image Merits Copyright
A Colorado artist who created the first image generated by artificial intelligence to win an award at the state's fair sued the U.S. Copyright Office on Thursday, saying the agency wrongly rejected his application to register his work because it was not made by a human author.