In a recent court decision, United States District Judge Beryl Howell upheld the stance of the U.S. Copyright Office that artworks created solely by artificial intelligence (AI) are not eligible for copyright protection.

This verdict came amid growing worries about the possibility of generative AI taking the place of human artists and writers.

With over 100 days passed since the commencement of the Hollywood writer’s strike, concerns have escalated regarding the potential takeover of scriptwriting by AI. Nonetheless, intellectual property regulations have consistently upheld that copyrights are exclusively bestowed upon creations originating from humans.

Howell’s ruling was a response to Stephen Thaler’s legal dispute against the government’s denial of registration for AI-produced creations. Thaler, the CEO of Imagination Engines — a neural network company — contended that AI meeting authorship criteria should be recognized as an author. As a result, the ownership of the work should belong to the owner of the AI system.

Howell disagreed, stressing the importance of humans as authors under copyright law. She pointed to previous cases like Burrow-Giles Lithographic Company v. Sarony, which supported protection for ideas made by humans. Another case showed that even a photo taken by an animal couldn’t be copyrighted.

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Author: Amaka Nwaokocha

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