The US copyright office is not the body that owns interpretation of the law though. They don’t determine in court if an artifact can be protected by copyright law.
The USCO is the regulatory and administrative authority and will inform the decisions of judges. They provide expert legal opinion that carries substantial weight.
It would be a surprising result for the courts to overturn the USCO. The courts routinely side with the USCO.
What the USCO is saying is a temperature check on how this will play out.
It would be a surprising result for the courts to overturn the USCO. The courts routinely side with the USCO.
What the USCO is saying is a temperature check on how this will play out.