By Arpan Chaturvedi,Munsif Vengattil
Publication Date: 2025-12-09 10:25:00
NEW DELHI, Dec 9 (Reuters) – An Indian government panel has proposed requiring AI companies to pay content creators a share of revenue for using their work to train models, a setback for companies such as OpenAI and Google that back free access to publicly available data.
The step comes as governments worldwide are fast developing regulations to resolve AI-related copyright disputes, as AI companies say they are making fair use of material generated by content owners.
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AI firms should be able to access Indian content for training but should pay royalties to a central body representing copyright holders, the panel, set up in April, said in a report published on Monday.
India’s plan marks a sharp divergence from jurisdictions like the United States, where AI giants say…
