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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 7 Minutes Read August 23, 2023

Copyright does not protect content produced by Generative AI (GenAI): Thaler v Perlmutter

With the rise of generative artificial intelligence (aka generative AI or GenAI) questions have emerged as to whether content generated entirely using GenAI can be protected as work under copyright legislation. A recent U.S. decision, Thaler v. Perlmutter, case No. 1:22-cv-01564,(D.D.C. 8/18/23), confirmed that content generated without human involvement cannot be a work protected under the U.S. Copyright Act.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Information Technology, Privacy / copyright, copyright legislation, generative AI, human authorship, litigation, protected content Leave a Comment

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