Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Grant Copyright to A.I.-Generated Artwork

"The office ruled that without "human authorship," the artwork was not eligible for copyright protection. This ruling was upheld in 2023 by the U.S. District Court and again last year by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington. As lawmakers reaffirm that copyright can only be granted to work made by humans, leaving A.I.-generated outputs without protection."

"Thaler's legal team has warned of the risk of "irreversibly" hindering the use of A.I. in the creative industries. Thaler's lawyers have argued that time is running out to reverse a decision that "will have irreversibly and negatively impacted A.I. development and use in the creative industry during critically important years.""

"The work at the center of Thaler's suit is A Recent Entrance to Paradise, which was generated in 2012 by DABUS, an A.I. system developed by Thaler. The Missouri-based computer scientist is the founder of Imagination Engines Incorporated, an advanced artificial neural network technology company."

Stephen Thaler's legal battle to secure copyright protection for AI-generated artwork has been definitively rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. The artwork in question, 'A Recent Entrance to Paradise,' was created by DABUS, an AI system developed by Thaler. The U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. District Court, and U.S. Court of Appeals all consistently ruled that copyright requires human authorship, making AI-generated outputs ineligible for protection. Thaler's legal team warns this decision could irreversibly hinder AI innovation in creative industries during critical development years. The Trump administration supported the Supreme Court's decision not to review the case.

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