What does that mean you ask? Yesterday at March 2nd, 2026, AI-generated "artwork" officially is ineligible for copyright protection as the US Supreme Court turning away a case involving a computer scientist from Missouri who was denied a copyright for a piece of visual art made by his AI system.
The Copyright Office has separately rejected bids by artists for copyrights on images generated by the AI system Midjourney. Those artists argued that they were entitled to copyrights for images they created with AI assistance - unlike Thaler, who said his system created "A Recent Entrance to Paradise" independently.
His application was denied by the US Copyright Office in 2019 and again in 2022, citing the requirement that copyrighted material must have human inventors. A federal judge in Washington upheld that decision in 2023, and the US Court of Appeals did the same in 2025.
This is a great step for all artists pursuing in the arts. As of now, my apologies for not informing you since I last updated. Just a reminder that I didn't make this petition for clout or fame. I'm doing this to prove that in the art community, we work hard for our happiness and to be taken seriously. To myself, I wanna be involve in games and animated series both visually and performing. To my best friend, Mike, who is pursuing in animation as an freelance artist. To my other best friend, Lee, who wants to do voice acting in both animation and video games.
I've been involved in activism for almost ten years. Wanting to get these issues out of my chest, encouraging privilege individuals to act up. I just want to let you know that in times when Trump is actively starting genocides, people being wiped away from ICE, and our corrupted US government not having humanity on us and others, find hope. Even for the smallest achievements like this. Try to keep up and educate yourself on topics likes these. And thank you for over 300 signatures! Please share this petition to get the word out!
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PCMag - https://www.pcmag.com/news/ai-art-remains-ineligible-for-copyright-as-supreme-court-declines-to-hear