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Thaler v. Perlmutter
Thaler v. Perlmutter (D.C. Cir. 2025): an AI-generated work with no human author cannot register.
Citation: Thaler v. Perlmutter, 130 F.4th 1039 (D.C. Cir. 2025), cert. denied (U.S. Mar. 2, 2026)
Type: Case
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Status: Decided
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Parties: Thaler v. Perlmutter
Proceeding: court decision
A work generated entirely by AI, with no human author, cannot be registered. Human contributions to a work that includes AI material can be protected.
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