#us copyright

[thesocklesswonder]

The Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art

The highest court in the US declined to review a case about copyrighting artwork created with the help of AI.

Finally! Some good news: AI-generated "art" is not copyrightable.

[themirrorofink]

Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law

January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyl

[msilverstar]

US copyright - object to automated filters by Feb. 8

Tell the Copyright Office Who Is Really Affected by Filters

Right now, the U.S. Copyright Office is collecting information on the use of "standard technical measures" to address copyright infringement

The more of us say something, the less likely they will automatically filter out anything corporations think is infringing

[egg-buddy]

US Copyright Lasts too long

[thenameismylo]

Stop me if you heard this before. But how common of a fucking question is this?

[eskiworks]

I agree with the idea that a mass-scale orphan works policy would destroy most small artists, but also that something like it needs to happen to end copyright monopolism. Do you think a change to that policy would be to have it only apply to corporate works-for-hire, to keep them from being sat on in a way that lands them on the TVTropes "Keep Circulating The Tapes" page, would be a way to make it work w/o hurting smaller artists?

Maybe that would be one direction we could go with copyright change!  Several people have come forward to mention that copyright monopoly is a problem we fight as well.  This is definitely a discussion that we as a creative community should be having.

Copyright monopoly is basically the idea that companies “safeguard” copyrighted material that has become core part of culture, preventing others from participating in the furthering of culture around those copyrighted works.  The key negative part of the idea of copyright monopoly is that it goes far beyond the individual artist’s benefit.  Walt Disney has been dead for ages, and his legacy is well and truly established, both culturally and financially.  At this point, people ought to be able to pick up Walt Disney’s original creations and create content surrounding it, without being worried about the corporation that is Disney coming after them legally.  This, in effect, stagnates culture.

The issue at hand is that the current and past proposed changes harm original creators, especially little guys like me.  It puts a huge stumbling block directly in front of creating new works, forcing us to register our works instead of ownership being inherent, and making it easier for big image houses like Copyright Clearance Center to do what they already do; take and resell imagery without creator’s permission.  By doing so, we discourage artists HUGELY from creating original content, which also stagnates culture.

This should not be a fight to end copyright monopoly in which a casualty is the small artist wanting to create original content.  And this is all something to keep in mind for those of you who have not written your letters to the US Copyright office yet, if you want to include this!  Click here for info on what to write, where to submit, and links to relevant info.

I also wanted to say thanks to those of you with opposing views, for being civil and articulate! When I posted originally, I was bracing for the usual internet backlash, but instead got my fellow creatives chiming in with excellent points to add and consider. Thanks for being nice!  <3

[copy-right-intended-blog]

You can be sued for the copyright infringement of OTHERS if you include a disclaimer falsely stating Copyrighted Content posted on your site is part of the 'Public Domain' when it is not.

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[copy-right-intended-blog]

You can still be sued for Copyright Infringement even if you REALLY REALLY believe the content you posted is part of the 'Public Domain' or include a disclaimer with a nonsensical argument attempting to justify your WRONG assertion that the content was part of the 'Public Domain'

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