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Did the Supreme Court just unleash the Era of Radioactive Artist IP?

March 2, 2026 by Douglas McLennan Leave a Comment

This morning the Supreme Court denied cert in the AI copyright case Thaler v. Perlmutter, with no dissent noted. A computer scientist had listed his AI system as the sole author of an artwork and tried to copyright it. Every court said no and that the Copyright Act requires a human author. The Supremes let this judgment stand. The creative world will treat this as a victory. Human authorship … [Read more...]

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I’m the founder and editor of ArtsJournal, a pioneering online hub for news, ideas, and conversations shaping the arts, culture, and media. Since launching the site in 1999, I’ve curated and connected … [Read More...]

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Our culture is undergoing profound changes. Our expectations for what culture can (or should) do for us are changing. Relationships between those who make and distribute culture and those who consume it are changing. And our definitions of what artists are, how they work, and how we access them and their work are changing. So... [Read more]

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