Stephen Thaler v. Shira Perlmutter, et al

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Case Number:

23-5233

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2899 Other Statutes APA/Review Agency

Government Agencies

  1. April 11, 2024

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    An artificial intelligence inventor has bashed the U.S. Copyright Office's arguments that art created by his AI system is not copyrightable because the machine is not human, telling the D.C. Circuit that the government cannot overcome the fact that the work exists, it's original and it qualifies for registration, regardless of its origin.

  2. March 07, 2024

    Art Requires Human Input, DC Circ. Told In AI Copyright Row

    The U.S. Copyright Office has urged the D.C. Circuit to reject an artificial intelligence inventor's argument that work created by machines are eligible for copyright protection, saying the government has a long history of extending that benefit only to human authors.

  3. January 23, 2024

    Copyrights Not Limited To Humans, AI Creator Tells DC Circ.

    An artificial intelligence inventor challenging the U.S. Copyright Office's refusal to register an AI-generated artwork has asked the D.C. Circuit to reverse a lower court's ruling upholding the government agency's decision, arguing the law "explicitly allows for non-human authors."

  4. January 01, 2024

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    Love it or hate it, the growing adoption of generative artificial intelligence tools has given society no choice but to grapple with their novel challenges, and in 2024, trailblazing litigation over AI's impact on intellectual property, civil liberties and privacy will be hashed out in courtrooms across the country.