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Jason Allen / Théâtre D’opéra Spatial: registration dispute

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Review Board upholds refusal to register Allen’s work

The Board finds that AI-generated content must be excluded and that Allen refuses exclusion, so the application cannot be registered as submitted. It makes no final determination on the independent copyrightability of his Photoshop edits.

United StatesVisual art / Cultural policyEVT-0119

Research question

Distinguishes competition recognition from copyright registration; the applicant argues for protection of AI-assisted creation.

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DOC-0106Théâtre D’opéra Spatial Review Board Decision

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SRC-0118
Théâtre D’opéra Spatial Review Board Decision

United States Copyright Office · EN · 2023-09-05

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