Actually that’s up for debate in the UK. Whilst the USCO has determined work requires a human element to be capable of protection, the CDPA 1988 (UK legislation) doesn’t. It simply requires the work to be original. Which opens up a can of worms and discussion perhaps not appropriate for the rumour section (I’ve written a blog on this topic for my job).
Personally I am hoping to see plastic infantry announced for Heresy at Warhammer Fest and for AoS, confirmation that they are moving to a 4 or 5 year edition cycle with more seasons instead of edition changes per se.