Hollywood and Bollywood Stakeholders Urge Indian Panel to Safeguard Creative Content from AI Models

Hollywood and Bollywood groups are urging an Indian government panel to strengthen copyright protections to prevent AI firms from using their intellectual property to train AI models. Globally, AI companies clash with content owners, while regulations are evolving, with Japan offering broad exemptions and the EU allowing opt-outs. The film industry fears AI tools could scrape copyrighted videos, images, and trailers, including pirated content. India’s current copyright law does not cover AI use. The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and Producers Guild of India advocate maintaining the law and promoting licensing, warning that blanket AI exemptions could weaken copyright incentives and protections.