‘The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.’ —Tacitus
[T]he Office will refuse to register a claim if it determines that a human being did not create the work. […]
[T]he Office cannot register a work purportedly created by divine or supernatural beings. […]
A musical work created solely by an animal would not be registrable, such as a bird song or whale song. Likewise, music generated entirely by a mechanical or an automated process is not copyrightable. […]
To qualify as a work of authorship a choreographic work must be created by a human being and it must be intended for execution by humans. Dances performed or intended to be performed by animals, machines, or other animate or inanimate objects are not copyrightable and cannot be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
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