Intellectual Property, Copyright Protection, Works Generated Solely by Artificial Intelligence, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Judgment of March 18, 2025 No. 23-5233

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently confirmed that works generated solely by artificial intelligence without human intervention are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States.

This decision concerns an image created by an artificial intelligence system developed by ………., for which copyright registration was sought.

The Court held that the Copyright Act of 1976 requires that all works be created by humans in order to be protected.

The ruling reaffirms the position of the United States Copyright Office, which had previously refused to register the work in question, stating that only works with human authors can be protected by copyright.

The Court emphasized that copyright law has historically been interpreted to protect human creations, excluding those generated autonomously by machines or animals.

The decision represents a further step in defining the legal boundaries relating to works generated by artificial intelligence, highlighting the need for a human contribution to obtain copyright protection.

March 21, 2025

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Giovanni d’Ammassa

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