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never eligible for copyright, so none of the doctrines invoked by plaintiff conjure up a copyright over which ownership may be claimed.
IV. CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, defendants are correct that the Copyright Office acted properly in denying copyright registration for a work created absent any human involvement. Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is therefore denied and defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment is granted.
An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will be entered contemporaneously. Date: August 18, 2023
A personal signature appears here
BERYL A. HOWELL
United States District Judge
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