February 14, 2022
Ryan Abbott, Esq.
Brown, Neri, Smith & Khan, LLP
11601 Wilshire Blvd #2080
Los Angeles, CA 90025
| Re: | Second Request for Reconsideration for Refusal to Register A Recent Entrance to Paradise (Correspondence ID 1-3ZPC6C3; SR # 1-7100387071) |
Dear Mr. Abbott:
The Review Board of the United States Copyright Office (“Board”) has considered Steven Thaler’s (“Thaler’s”) second request for reconsideration of the Registration Program’s refusal to register a two-dimensional artwork claim in the work titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise” (“Work”). After reviewing the application, deposit copy, and relevant correspondence, along with the arguments in the second request for reconsideration, the Board affirms the Registration Program’s denial of registration.
I. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
The Work is a two-dimensional artwork, reproduced below:
