U.S. Supreme Court,
Intellectual Property
Mar. 30, 2026
Supreme Court lets 'human-only rule' for AI-Generated works stand
Supreme Court declines Thaler case: works created entirely by AI without meaningful human input cannot receive U.S. copyright, underscoring the need to embed and document human creativity.
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On March 2, 2026, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Thaler v. Perlmutter, leaving intact lower court rulings that works created entirely by artificial intelligence, without meaningful human involvement, cannot receive copyright protection under current U.S. law. The denial of certiorari cements a prin...
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