U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C. has ruled that artwork created by artificial intelligence (AI) without human involvement cannot be copyrighted under U.S. law. The Copyright Office rejected an application filed by computer scientist Stephen Thaler on behalf of his AI system called DABUS. Thaler has also faced challenges in securing patents for DABUS-generated inventions in various countries. Thaler and his attorney disagree with the court’s decision and will appeal, while the Copyright Office believes the correct result was reached.
The court acknowledged the array of challenges posed by AI on copyright law but deemed this case less complex. Thaler’s application in 2019 for copyright on an AI-generated artwork, entitled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” was rejected by the Copyright Office, which argued that human authorship is a necessary requirement for copyright protection. Thaler argued that AI-copyrights would align with copyright’s general purpose of promoting progress in science and arts. Judge Howell sided with the Copyright Office, asserting that human authorship is fundamental to copyright, and based his decision on longstanding principles.
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