ENA Sectors 2025-12-09 16:18:20 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Dec 9 (KNN)</strong> The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has published Part I of a working paper examining the intersection of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright law. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The document presents the findings and recommendations of an eight-member committee constituted on April 28, 2025, tasked with assessing whether Indias existing legal framework adequately addresses challenges posed by generative AI and identifying potential amendments.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:14px">Global Practices and Policy Gaps</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The paper reviews international approaches, including blanket exemptions, text-and-data mining exceptions, voluntary licensing regimes, and extended collective licensing. It highlights the limitations of these models in ensuring a balance between incentivising human creators and enabling AI development.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:14px">Proposed Hybrid Licensing Framework</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Rejecting a zero-price licence model as potentially detrimental to human creativity, the committee recommends a hybrid licensing system. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Under this framework, AI developers would be granted a blanket licence to use all lawfully accessed content for training purposes without the need to negotiate individual licences. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Royalty obligations would arise only when AI tools are commercialised, with rates determined by a government-appointed body and subject to judicial review. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">A centralised mechanism would oversee the collection and distribution of royalties, helping to reduce transaction costs, provide legal clarity, and ensure equitable access for developers of all sizes.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:14px">Public Consultation</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">DPIIT has opened a 30-day public consultation period, inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on the proposed framework to help shape Indias approach to generative AI and copyright protection.</span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size:14px">(KNN Bureau)</span></strong></em></p> 44360 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/dpiit-publishes-working-paper-on-generative-ai-copyright-invites-public-feedback 2025-12-09 16:18:20 knnindia.co.in