AI Copyright Guide Has Lawyers Asking Where to Draw the Line

The US Copyright Office’s new guidance on protections for art, music, and other works created with the assistance of artificial intelligence raises more questions on human involvement that will likely have to be answered by courts, attorneys say.

AI-assisted works can be registered for a copyright if there is sufficient human authorship, the agency said in a policy statement published Thursday. For example, an artist could potentially secure a registration when they select, arrange, or modify AI-generated materials in creative ways.

But that creates a gray area ripe for different interpretations, attorneys said.

“If I’m an artist looking at this ...