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  "site": "https://www.artforum.com",
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  "textContent": "On March 2, the US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal for computer scientist Stephen Thaler’s attempt to secure copyright protection for an AI-generated image. The decision upheld a DC Circuit Court ruling which maintained that human authorship is an essential requirement for copyright as per the 1976 US Copyright Act. Thaler’s attempts to attain a copyright for […]",
  "title": "US Supreme Court Declines Appeal Hearing For Case On Copyrighting AI Artwork"
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