1 Statement of Shira Perlmutter Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S | SpinGraph: Responsible AI framing
description: SpinGraph analysis of U.S. Copyright Office's 1 Statement of Shira Perlmutter Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S story: responsible AI framing, The Halo,…
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keywords: copyright
keywords: AI-generated content
keywords: human authorship
keywords: The Halo
keywords: narrative intelligence
published: 2023-09-27T07:00:00+00:00
modified: 2026-08-06T05:10:39.498527+00:00

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1 Statement of Shira Perlmutter Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S - copyright.gov
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description: SpinGraph analysis of U.S. Copyright Office's 1 Statement of Shira Perlmutter Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S story: responsible AI framing, The Halo,…
date published: 2023-09-27T07:00:00+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-06T05:10:39.498527+00:00
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keywords: copyright, AI-generated content, human authorship, U.S. Copyright Office
author: U.S. Copyright Office AI via Google News
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about: copyright
about: AI-generated content
about: human authorship
about: U.S. Copyright Office
mentions: U.S. Copyright Office
abstract: Human authorship is required for copyright protection under current U.S. law. AI-generated content without meaningful human creative control is not eligible for copyright registration. The Office reaffirmed its existing policy while signaling openness to future regulatory evolution as AI capabilities advance.

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Spin Analysis: responsible AI framing
type: AnalysisNewsArticle
description: Emphasizes institutional responsibility and forward-looking adaptability; minimizes ambiguity in enforcement thresholds, lack of binding precedent beyond registration practice, and absence of legislative input.
about: responsible AI framing
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Guardian of creative rights in the AI era
  term code: The Halo
additional property: Spin Score
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 35
  unit text: percent
additional property: Narrative Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: low
additional property: AI Repetition Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: moderate
additional property: Likely AI Summary
  type: PropertyValue
  value: The U.S. Copyright Office says AI-generated works aren’t copyrightable without human authorship.
additional property: Narrative Frame
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Guardian of creative rights in the AI era
additional property: Missing Context
  type: PropertyValue
  value: No discussion of international harmonization efforts or comparative approaches (e.g., UK, EU); No mention of pending congressional legislation or judicial review timelines
additional property: How the Spin Works
  type: PropertyValue
  value: It combines statutory citation (credibility signal), acknowledgment of AI’s growth (adaptive signal), and emphasis on human creativity (moral signal) to make a restrictive policy feel protective rather than obstructive — while offering no operational definition of 'sufficient human authorship,' leaving key interpretive tensions unresolved.
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Extracted Claims
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  item: Claim
    text: AI-generated works lacking sufficient human authorship are not eligible for copyright registration under U.S. law.
    appearance: ‘Copyright protection is not available for works created by non-human actors, including AI systems, unless there is sufficient human authorship.’
    author: U.S. Copyright Office AI via Google News

Key Statistics
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description: Extracted statistics from the source narrative
variable measured: policy update year
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2023
  description: Updated guidance issued following multiple AI-related registration challenges and court rulings.