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US Copyright Office Rules AI-Generated Content Requires Human Creativity for Protection

The U.S. Copyright Office issued guidance stating that AI-generated content requires human creativity for copyright protection.
The guidelines indicate that AI prompts do not provide enough control to allow users to be considered authors of the output.
The office clarified that using AI to assist in creative work does not affect its copyrightability.
The Copyright Office is preparing another report on issues related to AI training on copyrighted works and liability.

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Copyright Office suggests AI copyright debate was settled in 1965

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US Copyright Office: generative AI art requires ‘human authorship’ for protection

The United States Copyright Office, a federal organization and a taxpayer-funded public good founded in 1897, has issued formal guidance on the issue of AI-generated content. A document posted in January states that works lacking “human authorship” will not be protected by U.S. copyright. However, “the requisite level of creativity” required to fulfill that criteria “is extremely low.” The document was also reported on by GamesIndustry.biz. More…

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