copyrightability

noun

The condition of being copyrightable.

Opposite
uncopyrightability
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Meanings

nouncopyrightability (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecopyrightThe condition of being copyrightable.

    “The Office will refuse to register works entirely generated by AI,” says Robert Kasunic of the USCO. “Human authorship is a precondition to copyrightability.”

    2023 June 28, Matt Growcoot, “Copyright Office Refuses to ‘Register Works Entirely Generated by AI’”, in PetaPixel, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2023
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    While recognizing that copyrightability is determined on a case-by-case basis, in this Part the Office sets out the legal principles that govern the analysis and assesses their application to AI-generated content.

    2025 January 28, “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Part 2: Copyrightability”, in United States Copyright Office, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2025, page ii

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
uncopyrightability

Origin

From copyright + -ability.

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Cite this entry
APA

copyrightability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyrightability

MLA

“copyrightability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyrightability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copyrightability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyrightability.

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