Working Paper on Generative AI and Copyright (Part 1): "One Nation One License One Payment"
Released on December 8, 2025, by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), this consultation paper represents India's first institutional effort to reform copyright law for the artificial intelligence era. The document was prepared by an eight-member expert committee constituted on April 28, 2025, under the chairpersonship of Ms. Himani Pande (Additional Secretary, DPIIT), with Ms. Simrat Kaur (Director, Copyright, Design and CIPAM) serving as Member and Convenor.
The AIACT.IN India AI Regulation Tracker
This is a simple regulatory tracker consisting all information on how India is regulating artificial intelligence as a technology, inspired from a seminal paper authored by Abhivardhan and Deepanshu Singh for the Forum of Federations, Canada, entitled, "Government with Algorithms: Managing AI in India’s Federal System – Number 70".
We have also included case laws along with regulatory / governance documents, and avoided adding any industry documents or policy papers which do not reflect any direct or implicit legal impact.
December 2025
Issuing Authority
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Type of Legal / Policy Document
Guidance documents with normative influence
Status
Enacted
Regulatory Stage
Pre-regulatory
Binding Value
Guidance documents with normative influence
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