20 September 2024NewsCopyrightMarisa Woutersen

‘I’m getting profoundly confused by your theory’: Judges unimpressed by AI copyright bid

DC panel challenge Ryan Abbott over AI’s ‘authorship’ of work | Stephen Thaler ‘Creativity Machine’ 2D artwork failed to get copyright protection in 2023 | Judge asserts ownership does not equal authorship | Copyright Office argues the law clearly defines authorship as having to involve human creativity.

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