The U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) released its decision this past week in Kristina Kashtanova’s case about the comic book, Zarya of the Dawn. Kashtanova will keep the copyright registration, but it will be limited to the text and the whole work as a compilation. In one sense this is a success, as the Office was previously threatening to revoke the copyright altogether. But the Office limited the registration and specifically excluded the individual images created by Kashtanova from the copyrighted material. This is a setback for all the artists that would like to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of their creative process.
Recent Posts
- Other Barks & Bites for Friday, November 7: CJEU Action Against EU Commission Referred Over SEP Regulation; Ninth Circuit Affirms CoComelon Copyright Win; and C4IP Urges USTR to Address IP Concerns in USMCA Joint Review
- Mixed UK High Court Ruling Fails to Answer Fundamental Questions of AI Copyright Infringement
- Professors Press SCOTUS to Affirm Copyright Protection for AI-Created Works
- Squires Emphasizes AI, Dubs Inherited Backlog ‘An Absolute Dumpster Fire’ and a ‘Betrayal’
- Federal Circuit Clarifies Precedent on Pre-AIA Prior Art ‘By Another’
