US Copyright Office Rules AI-Assisted Work Can Be Copyrighted with Human Input

A landmark decision clarifies that copyright protection extends only to works demonstrating meaningful human authorship, even if AI tools are involved.

• The US Copyright Office has ruled that copyright protection applies to works created by humans, even if AI tools were used, as long as there is substantial human authorship.
• Purely AI-generated content or works with insufficient human control over creative elements cannot be copyrighted and are considered public domain.
• Detailed prompts alone do not qualify as authorship; creative contributions beyond prompting are necessary for copyright eligibility.
• The decision emphasizes case-by-case evaluation of human contributions to AI-assisted outputs to determine copyright eligibility.
• This ruling incentivizes collaboration between humans and AI, offering opportunities for innovation across industries while maintaining human authorship at the core.

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