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Thaler v. Perlmutter, No. 23-5233

Original title: Thaler v. Perlmutter, No. 23-5233

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

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https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2025/03/23-5233.pdf

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Pages 1–3: case number, date, issues, and conclusion affirming refusal to register.

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24-page official PDF; opening issues and decision scope read, without claiming complete case-file review.

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Events citing this source

Court of appeals upholds refusal to register

The appeals court required that a work initially be authored by a human. It did not decide constitutional questions or consider Thaler’s abandoned argument that he was the author.

United StatesVisual art / Cultural policyEVT-0144

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