The Indian concept of ‘derivative works’: Reframing issues in ANI v OpenAI

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Blog post

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SpicyIP: De-Coding Indian Intellectual Property Law

Abstract

The heart of the conflict between AI developers and content publishers is question of how the law should treat AI outputs that are trained on human-made, copyrighted works.

In India, the ongoing litigation before the Delhi High Court presents a critical opportunity to reframe these issues. The post argues that revisiting Indian copyright law’s concept of ‘derivative works’ could offer a constructive path forward.

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5-13-2025

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