March 19 (Bloomberg) -- On Tuesday, local time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled, according to Reuters, that the lack of human involvement in the AI creative workunavailablecopyright protectionThe court upheld the U.S. Copyright Office's position that the AI system "DABUS" designed by Stephen Thaler was not eligible for copyright protection. The court upheld the U.S. Copyright Office's position that images generated by "DABUS," an AI system designed by Stephen Thaler, were not eligible for copyright protection, and onlyWorks created by human beingsto be able to get the copyright.
1AI has learned from the report that the U.S. Copyright Office has previously denied artists' requests to copyright images created by the MidjourneyAI system. The artists argued that while they relied on AI to assist in creating the images, theShould still own the copyright.
Thaler argues that his "perception-capable" system in this caseWork was done independently.. Tarrer's attorney, Ryan Abbott, says he strongly disagrees with the ruling and plans to appeal. The Copyright Office, for its part, believes the court'sThe verdict was right..
Taller in 2018 forVisual artwork created by your own AI systemNearest Entrance to Paradise filed for copyright, but the Copyright Office in 2022His application was denied., arguing that copyright law requires that a work be created by a human being.
2023 A federal district court judge upheld this ruling, emphasizing that thehuman creationIt is a fundamental requirement of copyright law, and there are centuries of legal understanding to support this. For his part, Thaler said the ruling could discourage investment and development in the emerging and important field of AI.
U.S. Circuit Judge Patricia Millett, for a unanimous three-judge panel, ruled that U.S. copyright law requires that all worksFirst created by man.