AI-generated works remain uncopyrightable after Supreme Court lets ruling stand
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Updated · The Atlantic · Apr 30
AI-generated works remain uncopyrightable after Supreme Court lets ruling stand
10 articles · Updated · The Atlantic · Apr 30
The court left intact the DC Circuit’s 2024 Thaler v Perlmutter decision and declined review in March, reinforcing that copyright law requires a human author.
The outcome may shape creative industries more than the 90-plus lawsuits accusing OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and others of training AI on copyrighted material without permission.
Studios, labels and publishers still need human creators to secure licensable intellectual property, though courts and regulators must still decide how much human input makes AI-assisted work copyrightable.
Is trademark law, not copyright, the new frontline for artists fighting AI mimics of their voice and likeness?
With AI promising huge savings, why is the inability to copyright its output causing media giants to pull back?