The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to make a ruling on the copyright issues involving AI-generated art. Honestly, this decision has big significance for the industry.

A person named スティーブン・セイラー had been seeking copyright registration for a work he created with his AI system “DABUS,” titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” but the U.S. Copyright Office rejected it in 2022. After that, lower courts continued to repeat the same decision in 2023 and 2025. In other words, for now, the position that AI-generated works are not recognized as having human creativity continues to hold.

Sei​ler’s legal team argued that this lawsuit is important because of the rapid development of generative AI. Indeed, as AI evolves day by day, I think it’s important to clarify the definition of copyright. But since the Supreme Court refused to hear the case, at least for now, that ruling won’t change.

This means that the discussion about how copyright should be handled among creators, companies, and AI developers hasn’t been settled yet. A situation where the market keeps moving forward without the legal status of AI-generated works being clearly established. It seems worth keeping an eye on how things will turn out going forward.