If, in your application for registration of a copyright in a work, you failed to make a required disclosure of more than de minimis AI use, then you should file a supplementary registration application to correct the record.
Yes. Failing to include an appropriate AI disclosure in an application for registration to the U.S. Copyright Office when required can lead to cancellation of registration or potential legal challenges to the validity of the copyright. The U.S. Copyright Office can cancel or modify a registration if it discovers undisclosed AI use, and it has
To disclose the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the creation of a work, specifically identify and describe the AI-generated content in the Limitation of Claim portion of the copyright application. In addition, you will need to specifically describe the human contribution to the work in the Author Created field. You can use the Note
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It may be necessary to disclose AI use in a copyright registration application even if you have made significant changes to the AI-generated content, if the AI-generated content was not de minimis. Copyright may be claimed in significant modifications that a human makes to AI-generated output. Copyright may also be claimed in a human’s selection,
It is not necessary to disclose minor (“de minimis”) use of AI in a copyright application. Using AI to proofread and edit a work generally does not need to be disclosed. Using AI solely for brainstorming ideas or outlining also does not generally need to be disclosed. Copyright may not be claimed in ideas or
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The United States Copyright Office requires applicants to disclose the use of AI in the creation of a work if AI was used to create an appreciable amount of the work. When disclosure is required, it is necessary to also describe how it was used in the creation of the work, and to describe the
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