Open Access Research Article
WHO OWNS WHAT A MACHINE CREATES? RETHINKING COPYRIGHT IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Abstract
Generative AI now produces text,
images and music at scale, yet copyright law was written for human authors.
This article asks who owns a work generated by AI. It examines the Indian
position under the Copyright Act, 1957, in particular Section 2(d)(vi) on
computer-generated works, the originality standard in Eastern Book Company v
D.B. Modak, and the Copyright Office's 2026 DABUS order. It compares these with
developments in WIPO, the United States and the United Kingdom, and notes
India's DPIIT working paper on AI training. It argues that authorship and
ownership should follow human creative contribution, and it proposes a reform
framework with six objectives, an implementation plan,
evaluation indicators and a risk assessment. The framework covers
classification of AI-generated and AI-assisted works, disclosure requirements,
defined ownership standards and an AI Copyright Registry.
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Author Details
Authors: SHRUTHIKARegistration ID: 1013439 | Published Paper ID: IJLRA13439Approved ISSN: 2582-6433 | Country: Delhi, IndiaPage No.: 2135-2145
Article Information
WHO OWNS WHAT A MACHINE CREATES? RETHINKING COPYRIGHT IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Authors: SHRUTHIKA
- Journal IJLRA
- ISSN 2582-6433
- Volume 3
- Issue 7
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International Journal for Legal Research and Analysis
- AbbreviationIJLRA
- ISSN2582-6433
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