An artist who infamously duped an art contest with an AI image is suing the U.S. Copyright Office over its refusal to register the image’s copyright.

In the lawsuit, Jason M. Allen asks a Colorado federal court to reverse the Copyright Office’s decision on his artwork Theatre D’opera Spatialbecause it was an expression of his creativity.

Reuters says the Copyright Office refused to comment on the case while Allen in a statement complains that the office’s decision “put me in a terrible position, with no recourse against others who are blatantly and repeatedly stealing my work.”

  • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    the final product belongs to the artist, and so should be protected by law for them.

    Then the real artist, the AI, should request the copyright. And sue the charlatan that tried to take its work and claim all credit.