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When Chatbots Sing Songs AI Outputs and Copyright Liability

In the case of GEMA v OpenAI entities operating ChatGPT, the collecting society GEMA sued the operators of a generative AI chatbot for reproducing protected song lyrics through chatbot outputs. The court examined chatbot responses generated after simple prompts asking for song lyrics and compared them with the original lyrics represented by GEMA. The court held that the operators are liable for copyright infringement arising from such outputs, ordered them to refrain from reproducing the lyrics through the chatbot, directed them to disclose the extent of the infringing acts and revenue earned from them, and held them liable to compensate damages.

Safeguarding Digital Identity in the age of Deepfakes: An analytical study of AI regulation in India with special reference to Personality Rights jurisprudence

A modern workspace scene showing a computer monitor displaying a digitally reconstructed human face with labels like “Deepfake Technology” and “Personality Rights,” alongside legal icons. On the desk are a gavel, legal documents titled “AI Regulation in India,” coffee cups, and stationery, symbolizing the legal regulation of deepfakes and protection of digital identity.

How India’s courts and policymakers are grappling with deepfakes, celebrity personality rights, and the urgent need for a modern legal framework to regulate GenAI misuse.

Use of copyright works for AI in India: One Nation One License One Payment

The DPIIT consultation paper ‘One Nation One License One Payment’ proposes a hybrid blanket licence–royalty framework for AI training on copyrighted works in India. This post sets out the proposed mechanism, key stakeholder positions and the timeline for filing comments with DPIIT.

Generative AI Training and Copyright: U.S. Copyright Office’s Pre-Publication Report

Robot reading on a digital tablet and pointing gesture next to text about the U.S. Copyright Office’s pre-publication report on generative AI training released on May 9, 2025.

This post offers a structured summary of Part 3 of the U.S. Copyright Office’s AI report series. It highlights the pre-publication report’s focus on legal concerns surrounding generative AI training and a link to the main report.

Generative AI (GenAI), Business and Intellectual Property

This post analyses the challenges and opportunities in protecting and enforcing intellectual property for generative AI inventions. Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala offers structured guidance on leveraging IP for AI startups within the current legal context.