U.S. Copyright Office AI Registration Guidance

rights policy item·copyright registration guidance·active

Requires applicants to disclose AI-generated material and claim only human-authored expression.

Verified facts

Official site	https://www.copyright.gov/ai/ai_policy_guidance.pdf ↗
Geography	United States
identifier	88 FR 16190
parties	unknown
item type	copyright_registration_guidance
confidence	high
identifier	88 FR 16190
filing date	unknown
jurisdiction	United States
adoption date	2023-03-16
affected works	musical works; sound recordings; artwork; lyrics
current status	in_force
effective date	2023-03-16
affected models	unknown
canonical title	U.S. Copyright Office AI Registration Guidance
confidence basis	Primary document reviewed; status language is conservative.
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	unknown
issuing authority	U.S. Copyright Office
primary documents	https://www.copyright.gov/ai/ai_policy_guidance.pdf
unresolved questions	How much human control over AI-assisted music will be sufficient in edge cases?
affected entity types	copyright applicants; authors; publishers
affected organizations	U.S. Copyright Office

clarifies (by)	Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability 2025-01-29 — now
applies (by)	U.S. Copyright Office Guidance to The MLC on AI-Created Works 2023-04-20 — now