DPIIT publishes Part 1 of working paper on generative AI and copyright, proposes hybrid licence model
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) published Part 1 of its working paper on generative AI and copyright law on 9 December 2025, proposing a hybrid licensing model for AI training.
Summary
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) published Part 1 of its working paper on generative artificial intelligence and copyright law on 9 December 2025. The DPIIT working paper records the recommendations of an eight-member committee constituted on 28 April 2025, which rejected a zero-price licence model and proposed a hybrid model. Under the hybrid model, AI developers get a blanket licence to train on all lawfully accessed content, royalties become payable only when AI tools are commercialised at rates set by a government-appointed committee subject to judicial review, and a centralised mechanism collects and distributes royalties.
Key facts
- Date
- 9 December 2025
- Issued by
- DPIIT
- Committee
- Eight members, constituted 28 April 2025
- Rejected
- Zero-price licence model
- Proposed
- Hybrid model: blanket licence + royalties on commercialisation
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Consider the following statements about the hybrid model proposed in DPIIT's working paper on generative AI and copyright (Part 1, December 2025): 1. AI developers would get a blanket licence to use all lawfully accessed content for training. 2. Royalties would be payable from the start of AI model training, regardless of commercialisation. 3. Royalty rates would be set by a government-appointed committee, subject to judicial review. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 3 only
PIB 2200741: the hybrid model gives a blanket licence for training on lawfully accessed content; royalties become payable only on commercialisation of AI tools, at rates set by a government-appointed committee subject to judicial review.
When did DPIIT constitute the eight-member committee on generative AI and copyright whose recommendations appear in its December 2025 working paper?
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Correct answer: B — 28 April 2025
PIB 2200741: the eight-member committee was constituted by DPIIT on 28 April 2025.