US Copyright Office Guidance on AI-Generated Works

On 16 March 2023, the US Copyright Office published guidance on the registration of works containing AI-generated content.

The USCO’s policy statement was released against the backdrop of the proliferation of generative AI tools which are able to create content based on user prompts. The USCO ultimately concluded that the “authorship” requirement of US copyright law refers to “human authorship” (in line with prior case law) and appears to reject the extension of copyright to works generated with the aid of AI technology outside of the user’s control.

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