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Archive: February 2025 (2 Posts)

Looking Back at the First African American Winners of an Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar

Posted by: Ashley Tucker

Since its initial observation in the United States in 1976, Black History Month celebrates the achievements, contributions, culture, and history of African Americans. Every year, the Copyright Office highlights the impact of Black artists within the copyright system. In particular, copyright incentivizes the production of performing arts works, which are generally intended to be performed before an …

Inside the Copyright Office’s Report, Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability

Posted by: Anjana Padmanabhan

On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released Part 2 of its Report, Copyright and Artificial Intelligence. The Report addresses the legal and policy issues related to artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright, as outlined in the Office’s August 2023 notice of inquiry (NOI). Part 2: Copyrightability addresses the copyrightability of outputs created using generative …