It begins by asking “whether the `work’ is basically one of human authorship, with the computer [or other device] merely being an assisting instrument, or whether the traditional elements of authorship in the work (literary, artistic, or musical expression or elements of selection, arrangement, etc.) were actually conceived and executed not by man but by a machine.” [23]

In the case of works containing AI-generated material, the Office will consider whether the AI contributions are the result of “mechanical reproduction” or instead of an author’s “own original mental conception, to which [the author] gave visible form.” [24]

The answer will depend on the circumstances, particularly how the AI tool operates and how it was used to create the final work.[25] This is necessarily a case-by-case inquiry.

That’s the rest of what you posted. I guess you just didn’t read it, right? Even if it comes right after and is part of the same paragraph. What a joke.

The big AI companies would just come out with a business subscription that explicitly gives you copyright.

Abandoned city background + “you are now in mexico” filter + duster = owned by Hollywood.

Elon sucks but so does this lawsuit.