Federal judge rules AI-generated art ineligible for copyright protection

A federal judge ruled that artworks created solely by artificial intelligence systems cannot be copyrighted.
The judge affirmed that human authorship is a prerequisite for copyright protection under U.S. law.
The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Stephen Thaler after the U.S. Copyright Office rejected his application to copyright an AI-generated artwork.
Thaler claimed his AI system called Creativity Machine should be listed as the author, but the judge stated copyright law requires human involvement.
The decision establishes clear legal boundaries regarding copyright eligibility for the growing area of AI-generated art.