As generative artificial intelligence technologies advance, they increasingly challenge existing norms of content ownership. This thesis explores how AI-generated creative content intersects with copyright protocols, examining public perceptions to guide potential copyright policy adjustments. Utilizing corpuses of Reddit posts and US Copyright Office publications as proxies for public and official sentiments respectively, the study identifies four key attributes that should be considered when determining human authorship over AI-generated works. The research suggests that the US Copyright Office lacks adequate messaging regarding under which circumstances someone is legally recognized as the author of such content, and indicates that a clearer, more comprehensive policy framework could better align with public opinions of authorship over AI-generated creative content.