Tech giants push back on India's new AI copyright rules
Big tech companies aren't happy with India's latest plan for AI and copyright.
The government wants to let AI developers use any "lawfully accessed" copyrighted material to train their models, with royalties managed by a central body called CRCAT.
Why should you care?
Tech firms say this move could actually make things messier—rights holders might just hide content behind paywalls, making it harder for AI to learn.
Plus, developers would have to prove they didn't copy anyone, which "could force AI developers 'to prove that they have not used the content owner's material even if the output is similar.'"
Groups like NASSCOM and BSA (think: Microsoft, Adobe, OpenAI) are asking for an exception so AI can use data without breaking copyright—something Japan and the EU already allow.