Source: Duane Morris Blog

Duane Morris Blog explores how recent decisions regarding artificial intelligence and copyright—particularly rulings stating that AI cannot be considered an author—could have significant implications for animal law. The article argues that legal precedents denying AI legal personhood may reinforce arguments against extending legal rights or personhood to nonhuman animals.

This analysis is rooted in U.S. court decisions like Thaler v. Perlmutter, where AI-generated content was deemed ineligible for copyright protection due to the lack of human authorship. Similar reasoning has historically been used to deny animals copyright or standing in lawsuits. By drawing parallels between AI and animal law, the article proposes that courts may continue to restrict rights to human actors, potentially impacting legal strategies for animal rights advocates.