Copyright Law And Authorship: Authorship Rights Of Artificial Intelligence Works

Copyright law in India is governed by the Copyright Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") and falls under the ambit of intellectual property rights. Copyright law credits creators of any original work with authorship which can be expressed using codes, schemes or any other forms. Authorship in Indian copyright law aims to protect the monetary rights of the author and the case of Amarnath Sehgal v. Union of India recognized the moral rights of the author under Section 57 of the Act. The question, in the case of artificial intelligence, is whether the work created by growing artificial intelligence with the help of certain human input could be granted authorship. These issues need to be addressed since the growing interference of artificial intelligence with private as well as public entities requires making policies and altering the laws to delete the scope of any loopholes.