India's AI Copyright Debate Shifts Focus After OpenAI Ruling
India's legal discourse surrounding artificial intelligence and copyright appears to be undergoing a significant recalibration. Previously, much of the regulatory and judicial attention focused on the training phase of AI systems—how models ingest and learn from existing copyrighted material. The latest developments stemming from an OpenAI-related ruling have shifted the epicenter of this debate toward the output side: what AI systems produce and whether those generated contents infringe on existing copyrights. This transition marks a notable evolution in how Indian courts and regulators are approaching the complex intersection of intellectual property rights and generative AI technologies.