To AI or Not to AI: U.S. Copyright Office Clarifies Options

The U.S. Copyright Office has issued formal guidance on the copyrightability of works created using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The guidance clarifies that using AI does not automatically disqualify a work from copyright protection, as long as it involves human creativity. However, independent AI creations without human involvement still cannot be copyrighted in the United States. The policy reflects the ongoing debate surrounding machine-assisted creativity and aligns with previous rulings in copyrightability. The Copyright Office's statement encourages registrants to carefully describe the role of AI in their copyright applications and provides examples for reference. Meanwhile, the copyright laws in the United Kingdom offer limited protection for computer-generated works, raising further questions about authorship in the context of generative AI tools.

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