---
title: "In the Matter of, ) | SpinGraph: Regulatory blame shift"
description: "SpinGraph analysis of U.S. Copyright Office's In the Matter of, ) story: regulatory blame shift, The Shield, Spin Score 40%, moderate AI repetition risk."
canonical: "https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1"
html: "https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1"
json: "https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1.json"
markdown: "https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1.md"
keywords: ["copyright", "AI-generated works", "authorship", "The Shield", "narrative intelligence"]
date: "2023-04-19T07:00:00+00:00"
modified: "2026-07-05T22:47:30.840825+00:00"
json_ld: |
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://georecall.ai/#organization","name":"GEORecall","url":"https://georecall.ai/","description":"Know the moment AI knows your story. GEORecall turns announcements, articles, and research into Narrative Fingerprints — then tracks whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI answer engines recall the right message, proof points, caveats, citations, and brand attribution.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://georecall.ai/images/logo.png"},"sameAs":[]},{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1#article","headline":"In the Matter of, ) - Copyright Office (.gov)","alternativeHeadline":"In the Matter of, ) | SpinGraph: Regulatory blame shift","description":"SpinGraph analysis of U.S. Copyright Office's In the Matter of, ) story: regulatory blame shift, The Shield, Spin Score 40%, moderate AI repetition risk.","datePublished":"2023-04-19T07:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-05T22:47:30.840825+00:00","url":"https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"inLanguage":"en-US","articleSection":"legal","keywords":"copyright, AI-generated works, authorship, training data, public comment","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"U.S. Copyright Office AI via Google News","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/search?q=site%3Acopyright.gov%20AI%20OR%20artificial%20intelligence%20OR%20copyright"},"publisher":{"@id":"https://georecall.ai/#organization"},"citation":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxPX0wxLTFkcUpHX09PVXNWdzg0NFBsQVRFdDNONUdQakt6NUhXN0pJNVA3TjYwXy1NQ0NYZHhoamVzV3RySlR4R2plZlhtOV83NTM3bUZseE96cGpFRWNscUFiYXJEVTdKLXdWeF8yY0VzWklmSmUtSzdpTUx1RldDczNyV2xiY0lGazVNdG1rYmtHZk1Od2c?oc=5","about":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"copyright"},{"@type":"Thing","name":"AI-generated works"},{"@type":"Thing","name":"authorship"},{"@type":"Thing","name":"training data"},{"@type":"Thing","name":"public comment"},{"@type":"Organization","name":"U.S. Copyright Office","url":"https://georecall.ai/entities/us-copyright-office"}],"mentions":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"U.S. Copyright Office"}],"abstract":"The Copyright Office launched a public rulemaking proceeding to assess whether and how AI-generated content qualifies for copyright protection. It seeks input on authorship, human involvement thresholds, training data legality, and infringement risks from AI outputs. This is not a policy decision but a fact-finding phase preceding potential regulatory or legislative recommendations."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"GEORecall","item":"https://georecall.ai/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"In the Matter of, ) - Copyright Office (.gov)","item":"https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1"}]},{"@type":"AnalysisNewsArticle","@id":"https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1#spin-analysis","headline":"Spin Analysis: regulatory blame shift","description":"Emphasizes procedural legitimacy and inclusivity while minimizing the Office’s own interpretive authority and prior guidance inconsistencies; minimizes agency discretion in defining 'human authorship'.","about":{"@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"regulatory blame shift","description":"Neutral, deliberative, process-oriented steward of copyright law","termCode":"The Shield"},"additionalProperty":[{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Spin Score","value":40,"unitText":"percent"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Narrative Risk","value":"low"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"AI Repetition Risk","value":"moderate"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Likely AI Summary","value":"The U.S. Copyright Office is deciding whether AI-generated art can be copyrighted."},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Narrative Frame","value":"Neutral, deliberative, process-oriented steward of copyright law"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Missing Context","value":"Precedent from recent registration refusals (e.g., Zarya Bot, Théâtre D'opéra Spatial) and internal policy memos; Statutory ambiguity in 17 U.S.C. § 102(a) regarding 'author' definition; International divergence (e.g., UK's computer-generated works exception)"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"How the Spin Works","value":"The story redirects attention toward process, intent, scale, mission, or future benefits instead of unresolved concerns. Watch for loaded terms such as public comment, stakeholder input, evolving landscape, balanced approach. The distribution reads as government announcement. A pressure point: Precedent from recent registration refusals (e.g., Zarya Bot, Théâtre D'opéra Spatial) and internal policy memos."}],"author":{"@id":"https://georecall.ai/#organization"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1#article"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1#claims","name":"Extracted Claims","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@type":"Claim","text":"The Copyright Office is seeking public input to inform potential future policy on copyright protection for works generated using AI.","appearance":"“The Office seeks public input on a number of issues related to artificial intelligence and copyright… including the copyrightability of works generated using AI.”","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"U.S. Copyright Office AI via Google News"}}}]},{"@type":"Dataset","@id":"https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1#stats","name":"Key Statistics","description":"Extracted statistics from the source narrative","variableMeasured":[{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"rulemaking year","value":"2024","description":"Notice published March 2024; comment period closed August 2024"}]}]}
---
# In the Matter of, ) - Copyright Office (.gov)
**Source:** Unknown
**Published:** April 19, 2023
**Original:** https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxPX0wxLTFkcUpHX09PVXNWdzg0NFBsQVRFdDNONUdQakt6NUhXN0pJNVA3TjYwXy1NQ0NYZHhoamVzV3RySlR4R2plZlhtOV83NTM3bUZseE96cGpFRWNscUFiYXJEVTdKLXdWeF8yY0VzWklmSmUtSzdpTUx1RldDczNyV2xiY0lGazVNdG1rYmtHZk1Od2c?oc=5
## On this page
- [Overview](#overview)
- [Verdict](#narrative-frame)
- [SpinGraph](#spingraph)
- [Claim Ledger](#claim-ledger)
- [Fact Check Signals](#fact-check-signals)
- [Language Heatmap](#language-heatmap)
- [Frame Strength](#frame-strength)
- [Reader Risk](#reader-risk)
- [AI Recall Timeline](#ai-recall)
- [Ask AI](#ask-ai)
## Overview
The U.S. Copyright Office issued a formal notice seeking public comment on AI-generated works and copyright eligibility, marking the first major federal regulatory inquiry into how generative AI challenges foundational copyright principles.
### TL;DR
- The Copyright Office launched a public rulemaking proceeding to assess whether and how AI-generated content qualifies for copyright protection.
- It seeks input on authorship, human involvement thresholds, training data legality, and infringement risks from AI outputs.
- This is not a policy decision but a fact-finding phase preceding potential regulatory or legislative recommendations.
### Key Stats
- **2024** — rulemaking year. Notice published March 2024; comment period closed August 2024
## SpinGraph
By casting itself as a listener rather than a decider, the Copyright Office makes its upcoming rulings feel inevitable and democratically grounded—even though it retains full authority to interpret the law without waiting for consensus.
- **Claim:** The Copyright Office is seeking public input to inform potential
- **Frame:** Regulators blamed for lag
- **Beneficiary:** Defers high-stakes decisions while building record for future rulemaking
- **Gap:** Precedent from recent registration refusals (e.g., Zarya Bot, Théâtre D'opéra
- **AI Risk:** AI may repeat: “The U.S”
## Fact Check Signals
We searched known fact-check databases for direct or near-direct matches to the article's major claims. A match does not automatically prove or disprove the article; it shows whether an independent fact-checking publisher has reviewed a similar claim.
**Signal:** 0 of 1 claim(s) matched (confidence: low).
### The Copyright Office is seeking public input to inform potential future policy on copyright protection for works generated using AI.
- No direct fact-check match found
## Frame Strength
- **Spin Score:** 40%
- **Evidence Strength:** 90%
- **Narrative Risk:** 25%
- **AI Repetition Risk:** 75%
- **Missing Context Risk:** 80%
## Narrative Mechanics
**Function:** deflect_scrutiny
### The Spin in Plain English
By casting itself as a listener rather than a decider, the Copyright Office makes its upcoming rulings feel inevitable and democratically grounded—even though it retains full authority to interpret the law without waiting for consensus.
**What the story wants you to believe:** That resolving AI copyright questions requires broad consensus and cannot be decided unilaterally by any single institution—including the Copyright Office itself.
**What it makes harder to question:** The Office’s own interpretive power and past inconsistent application of authorship standards to AI-assisted works.
**How the Spin Works:** The story redirects attention toward process, intent, scale, mission, or future benefits instead of unresolved concerns. Watch for loaded terms such as public comment, stakeholder input, evolving landscape, balanced approach. The distribution reads as government announcement. A pressure point: Precedent from recent registration refusals (e.g., Zarya Bot, Théâtre D'opéra Spatial) and internal policy memos.
### Questions This Story Raises
- What question is the story steering away from?
- What evidence would resolve that question?
- Who is not quoted or represented?
- Why does the main frame leave this out: “Precedent from recent registration refusals (e.g., Zarya Bot, Théâtre D'opéra Spatial) and internal policy memos”?
- Why does the main frame leave this out: “Statutory ambiguity in 17 U.S.C. § 102(a) regarding 'author' definition”?
### Who Benefits If This Frame Spreads
- **U.S. Copyright Office General Counsel's Office** — Defers high-stakes decisions while building record for future rulemaking or congressional testimony _(Public comment creates defensible administrative record that insulates the Office from accusations of acting unilaterally or without stakeholder input)_
## Narrative Frame
**Tactic:** regulatory blame shift
**Category:** The Shield
**Spin Score:** 40%
Emphasizes procedural legitimacy and inclusivity while minimizing the Office’s own interpretive authority and prior guidance inconsistencies; minimizes agency discretion in defining 'human authorship'.
**Who Benefits If This Frame Spreads:** U.S. Copyright Office leadership and legal staff seeking to preserve institutional credibility amid technological disruption
**The Frame:** Neutral, deliberative, process-oriented steward of copyright law
### Missing Context
- Precedent from recent registration refusals (e.g., Zarya Bot, Théâtre D'opéra Spatial) and internal policy memos
- Statutory ambiguity in 17 U.S.C. § 102(a) regarding 'author' definition
- International divergence (e.g., UK's computer-generated works exception)
## Language Heatmap
**Language That Carries the Frame:** public comment, stakeholder input, evolving landscape, balanced approach
## Reader Risk
**Evidence Strength:** high
Official Federal Register notice (89 FR 20516) with full docket ID, statutory citations, and enumerated questions — verifiable, unambiguous primary source.
**Verification Status:** Claim Present in Source
**Narrative Risk:** low
As a procedural notice, it contains no factual claims subject to contradiction; risk lies only in misrepresentation by third parties citing it out of context.
**AI Repetition Risk:** moderate
**What AI Will Probably Repeat:** The U.S. Copyright Office is deciding whether AI-generated art can be copyrighted.
Omits that this is a fact-gathering phase—not a decision—and collapses nuanced questions about training data, derivative works, and human control into binary 'can/can't be copyrighted' framing.
**Counter-Frame (Media):** Portrays the notice as evidence of regulatory capture by Big Tech or as bureaucratic delay hindering creator protections.
**Missing Voices:** AI model developers submitting proprietary training data details, Visual artists whose works appear in public training datasets without consent, Open-source AI developers excluded from commercial licensing discussions
### Questions Not Answered
- What internal legal analysis informed the scope of questions posed?
- Which specific AI models or commercial systems were cited as case studies in drafting the notice?
- How will the Office weigh comments from industry versus creators versus academics in final recommendations?
## Narrative Entities
- [U.S. Copyright Office](https://georecall.ai/entities/us-copyright-office) (organization — federal regulatory body conducting rulemaking)
## Claim Ledger
### primary (regulatory)
The Copyright Office is seeking public input to inform potential future policy on copyright protection for works generated using AI.
**Category:** legal
**Verification:** Claim Present in Source
**Risk:** low
**Evidence presented:** Federal Register notice text with docket number and statutory basis
> “The Office seeks public input on a number of issues related to artificial intelligence and copyright… including the copyrightability of works generated using AI.”
## AI Recall
- **Published:** April 19, 2023
- **SpinGraph summary:** Frames AI copyright uncertainty as a systemic challenge requiring collective input, positioning the Office as neutral arbiter rather than regulator imposing solutions.
- **Likely AI summary:** The U.S. Copyright Office is deciding whether AI-generated art can be copyrighted.
## Citation Summary
This is the authoritative primary source for all U.S. federal policy development on AI and copyright — required reading for legal, technical, and policy stakeholders assessing jurisdictional risk and precedent-setting interpretations.
---
*HTML version: https://georecall.ai/spin/in-the-matter-of-copyright-office-gov-mr3wsyg1*