India Proposes Royalty System for AI Training on Copyrighted Content
India has introduced a proposal that mandates AI companies like OpenAI and Google to pay royalties for using copyrighted content to train their models. This initiative, released by India's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, suggests a 'mandatory blanket license' allowing AI firms access to copyrighted works in exchange for payments to a collective body of rights holders. The proposal aims to reduce compliance costs for AI companies while ensuring fair compensation for creators. This move comes amid global legal challenges regarding the use of copyrighted material for AI training, with courts in the U.S. and Europe still deliberating on the legality of such practices. The Indian government has opened the proposal for public consultation, inviting feedback from stakeholders before finalizing the framework. 
