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Publishers told to tighten AI rules as copyright law lags
A new report from Ficci and SS Rana & Co warns publishers to adopt clear records and AI-specific contracts to manage copyright risks as legal frameworks remain unsettled. The report, titled 'Copyright…
The Story in Brief
A new report from Ficci and SS Rana & Co warns publishers to adopt clear records and AI-specific contracts to manage copyright risks as legal frameworks remain unsettled. The report, titled 'Copyright In The AI Age', says the principles governing AI training and copyright are still being worked out through litigation in India and abroad. It urges publishers to demand transparent disclosure of AI use in editing and production, even as courts and regulators deliberate.
"Publishers who maintain clear records, adopt carefully drafted AI-specific provisions, and require transparent disclosure of AI use will be better placed to manage legal and commercial risk while the framework develops," the report states. It notes that generative AI offers efficiency and new revenue but raises questions about authorship and creators' rights. India is now third in the world in scientific publications, Geetha Vani Rayasam from CSIR-NIScPR noted.
The Indian Opinion
The Ficci-SS Rana report is right that publishers must act now, but the narrative that industry self-governance alone will solve the AI copyright mess is naive. Courts and regulators are moving at a snail's pace, leaving creators exposed. The real test will be the first major Indian lawsuit on AI training data. Until then, transparent disclosure is a band-aid, not a cure. How much of a manuscript is truly the author's work when AI does the drafting? That question demands a legal answer, not just a voluntary code.
Source: rediff.com
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