Source: Reuters

Reuters – A US federal appeals court has ruled that artworks created entirely by AI without human involvement are not eligible for copyright protection under existing American law. The case involved an image generated by an autonomous system with no direct creative input from a person.

The ruling reinforces the requirement for human authorship under the US Copyright Act, and sets a clear legal boundary amid increasing disputes over generative AI outputs. Legal experts say this decision will influence ongoing lawsuits involving AI-generated content across sectors.

The court’s opinion highlights the judiciary’s stance that copyright law is meant to protect human creativity, leaving machine-only outputs outside the scope of IP rights—at least under current legislation.