Pure AI outputs are instantly public domain in the US, copyright rules explained
krishnabrodhi · reddit · 2026-11-06
A Reddit deep-dive sparked by a heartwarming Suno story (the author's niece with MS creating songs) explains AI and public-domain copyright: pure AI outputs are authorless and enter the public domain immediately under US Copyright Office policy and cases like Thaler v. Perlmutter—anyone can copy or monetize them; only substantially human-modified portions are copyrightable, while public-domain material remains free for AI training and remixing.
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