SCOTUS Won't Revive Copyright Battle Over AI Generated Art
The Supreme Court turned away computer scientist Stephen Thaler, who wanted to copyright the picture “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” which was produced by a generative artificial intelligence platform he developed.
The Supreme Court this week turned away computer scientist Stephen Thaler, who had sought to copyright the picture “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” which was produced by a generative artificial intelligence platform he developed.
The move leaves in place a decision by a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which unanimously rejected Thaler’s bid for a copyright on the grounds that the picture was not “authored” by a person.
When Thaler applied for a copyright, he listed the work’s “author” as “Creativity Machine” — the name he gave his generative artificial intelligence platform.
The D.C. Circuit Court judges based their ruling solely on that statement regarding authorship.
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