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Kenyan author who used AI loses copyright claim in landmark ruling | Daily Nation
Kenya's Copyright Tribunal ruled that AI-generated content cannot be copyrighted unless the human creator demonstrates substantial original contribution; the landmark decision clarifies that AI lacks legal authorship and originality must arise from human effort.
The Wire takeaway
If you're using AI to generate content and hoping to own it, Kenya just made you prove you did the creative work. Document your human contribution now—courts will ask for it when you try to enforce or sell.
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Topics: ai-copyright · human-authorship · content-creators · ip-law · kenya-precedent