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“Most fundamentally, the term “author,” which is used in both the Constitution and the Copyright Act, excludes non-humans.”— Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence (88 Fed. Reg. 16190, Mar. 16, 2023), p.1 · source ↗
D1
Traceability & inspectability
1
D2
Human authorship & accountability
2
D3
Disclosure & labeling
2
D4
Synthetic-identity / fabrication prohibition
1
D5
Human validation in loop
0
D6
Evidential-trust emphasis
1
Posture Balanced Boundary fit · contradicts Trust-logic Neither
Source policy: https://www.copyright.gov/ai/ai_policy_guidance.pdf
Machine record: /institutions/us-copyright-office.json

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Reitz, C.H. (2026). The Calibrated Authority Index — U.S. Copyright Office. https://calibrated-authority.chrishuberreitz.com/institutions/us-copyright-office Quote: “Most fundamentally, the term “author,” which is used in both the Constitution and the Copyright Act, excludes non-humans.” Source: https://www.copyright.gov/ai/ai_policy_guidance.pdf
Index Methodology Manifest JSON atom CC-BY-4.0 · v2026-07-31 · Chris Huber Reitz