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Thaler v. Perlmutter
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
___ F. Supp. 3d ___, 2023 WL 8892982 (2023)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Stephen Thaler (plaintiff) owned a machine that created a piece of visual art. Thaler applied to copyright the art, listing the machine as the author. Thaler believed that the resulting copyright would transfer to him because he owned the machine. The U.S. Copyright Office (defendant) denied the application on the ground that human authorship was required for a copyright. Thaler filed suit, appealing the Copyright Office’s decision in federal district court. The Copyright Office moved for summary judgment.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Howell, J.)
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