The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) published Part 1 of its working paper on the interface between generative artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright law.
The paper presents recommendations from an eight-member committee to evaluate whether the current copyright law is adequate for AI-related challenges.
It reviews global approaches such as blanket exemptions, text-and-data-mining exceptions, voluntary licensing, and extended collective licensing.
The paper proposes a Royalty Model for AI Access to Online Content called “One Nation, One License, One Payment.”
Under this model, AI developers receive a blanket licence to train on all lawfully accessed content, while royalties are paid only after commercialisation.
Royalty rates would be set by a government-appointed committee, with a central mechanism managing collection and distribution.