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ARTICLE · 15 DECEMBER 2025

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Exploring The DPIIT's Working Paper On Generative AI And Copyright

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On 8 December 2025, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade's (DPIIT) committee (Committee) issued the Working Paper (WP) on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Copyright (Part I).

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On 8 December 2025, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade's (DPIIT) committee (Committee) issued the Working Paper (WP) on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Copyright (Part I). The issue of AI training using copyrighted content and copyrightability of outputs were highlighted in criticalpolicy documents, including the Principal Scientific Advisor's draft sub-committee's 2024 report (and later, the final AI governance framework from November 2025).These issuesgained furtherprominence in November 2024, when Asian News International sued OpenAI before the Delhi High Court alleged copyright infringement.

Against this backdrop, in 2025, the DPIIT constituted a Committee, to identify key copyright issues arising from use of AI, examine whether India's copyright regime adequately addresses these issues; and provide recommendations. This Committee comprises of members from DPIIT, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY),

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