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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.
Research question
Distinguishes competition recognition from copyright registration; the applicant argues for protection of AI-assisted creation.
Related documents
DOC-0106Théâtre D’opéra Spatial Review Board DecisionSources
United States Copyright Office · EN · 2023-09-05
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “Jason Allen / Théâtre D’opéra Spatial: registration dispute.” case-0073. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.