The US Copyright Office has declared that no new laws are necessary to address copyright issues related to AI-assisted works. Over 10,000 comments were received on this guidance, with many advocating for stronger artist protections as AI technology blurs the lines between human and machine creativity. However, the office maintains that the debate was resolved in 1965 when commercial computer technology began to advance. At that time, the Register of Copyrights, Abraham Kaminstein, noted that there’s no universal answer to copyright questions involving computer-assisted human authorship. Today, the Copyright Office agrees, stating that “very few bright-line rules are possible.” They clarified that works entirely generated by AI cannot be copyrighted due to insufficient human control over the expressive elements. However, AI-assisted works can still be copyrighted if the AI merely aids the human creative process. The office will continue to review AI disclosures on a case-by-case basis to determine copyright eligibility.
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