India Proposes Charging OpenAI, Google For Training AI On Copyrighted Content

India Proposes Charging OpenAI, Google For Training AI On Copyrighted Content

AI Royalty Rule: India Targets Big Tech With Bold New Proposal India has introduced a sweeping proposal that could change how the world’s largest AI companies train their models — and how creators are compensated. The plan, centered on a mandatory AI royalty rule , aims to answer growing search questions such as “Will AI companies have to pay for copyrighted training data?” and “How will India regulate OpenAI and Google?” within the first few lines. As global concerns about AI training practices intensify, India is positioning itself as one of the first major markets to push for a structured, enforceable payment system for copyrighted content. The proposal signals a major shift for both creators and tech giants operating in the country’s fast-expanding AI ecosystem. Credit: Jagmeet Singh India Proposes Mandatory Payments for AI Training on Copyrighted Content India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has released a new draft framework that would require AI companies t…