MWITA-RD-2026-019 · Evidence A · P1
The U.S. Copyright Office's January 2025 policy report concluded that generative-AI outputs are copyrightable only where a human author determines sufficient expressive elements; prompts alone do not provide sufficient control under the Office's analysis.
What this does not establish
The report is not legislation and does not decide every registration, infringement, training or state publicity-right question.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Courts may interpret authorship differently on particular facts; registration practice may evolve.
What would change the reading
Track registration decisions, Review Board decisions, federal cases and legislative changes.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.