Did you receive a mail about a class action settlement concerning the Artists who can’t copyright AI-generated images? This review will help you partake in the class action settlement after confirming the authenticity of the mail.
What Is Artists copyright AI-generated images lawsuit?
A federal judge sided against Stephen Thaler in his lawsuit targeting Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the United States Copyright Office.
The judge ruled the Copyright Office was allowed to reject a copyright application for an image that was computer generated. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in the District of Columbia.
The case is Thaler v. Perlmutter, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-01564, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The plaintiff is represented by Geoffrey A. Neri, Timothy Lamoureux, and Ryan Abbott of Brown Neri Smith & Khan LLP.
What Is This Class Action All About?
A federal judge in the District of Columbia has sided against an artificial intelligence (AI) researcher who argued the U.S. Copyright Office should not have rejected his copyright application for an image that was computer generated.
Plaintiff Stephen Thaler had challenged a decision to reject a copyright application he had filed in an effort to register a two-dimensional artwork piece called “A Recent Entrance to Paradise” that was created using his AI system.
Thaler argued images created using his AI system — dubbed the Creativity Machine — should be eligible for copyright protections since he owns the image because he owns the AI system that created it.
The judge, in granting a summary judgment to the federal government, ruled the Copyright Office was allowed to reject the copyright application on the grounds the work “lacked human authorship.”
“Copyright has never stretched so far, however, as to protect works generated by new forms of technology operating absent any guiding human hand, as plaintiff urges here,” the judge said, in a memorandum opinion.
Who Is Eligible?
This settlement concerns all persons who believe creators of AI art should be allowed to get copyright protections for their work
How To Be Part of This Settlement
To partake in this settlement, class member must submit a valid and timely claim on the settlement website.
What Is The Pay For This Settlement?
The pay for this settlement varies and the proof of purchase is not necessary.
Conclusion
As you submit your claim to the settlement website, just like Unum data breach class action settlement we have reviewed, you’re doing so under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim.
