The US Copyright Office determined that Kashtanova “is the author of the text of the work, as well as the selection, coordination and arrangement of the written and visual elements of the work.” However, the images themselves are “not the product of human authorship” and the registration originally given to them has been revoked.
To support the Copyright Office’s decision, it cites a famous case of selfie taken by a person, as well as previous cases where people were not able to copyright “non-human spirit beings” or words or songs referring to the Holy Spirit as the author. monkey.
Based on Kashtanova’s social media posts, the copyright office claims that Midjourney became aware of the footage only after the recording was made, resulting in additional information. The original certificate was issued based on “false and incomplete information” and will therefore be revoked.
Source: Ferra
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