AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted after Supreme Court declines to review the rule
Summary
The Verge reports that the US Supreme Court declined to review the ruling on whether AI-generated art can be copyrighted, leaving in place the decision that AI-created works lack human authorship. It traces the lineage from the 2019 Copyright Office decision rejecting Thaler’s request to copyright an AI-generated image, through subsequent court rulings and appeals, to the current non-decision by the Supreme Court. The article situates this within ongoing debates about ownership of AI-generated content and its implications for creators, platforms, and developers.