India extends generative AI copyright consultation to February 6

India’s DPIIT quietly just made itself one of the more interesting venues in the global AI copyright debate. By extending the consultation on its generative AI working paper, New Delhi is signalling that it wants a genuinely contested process around how training data is licensed and how royalties might flow once models are commercialised. The draft already leans toward a hybrid approach—blanket licences for training on lawfully available content, with royalties kicking in at monetisation—rather than a pure “free use” or strict opt‑in regime. ([exchange4media.com](https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/dpiit-extends-generative-aicopyright-consultation-deadline-to-february-6-150710.html))

For labs racing toward AGI, India’s choices matter both as a massive market and as a bellwether for other emerging economies. If Delhi lands on a workable collective licensing model, it could offer an alternative to the patchwork of lawsuits in the US and opt‑out debates in Europe. That might actually reduce legal uncertainty for developers willing to pay into a structured scheme, while giving local creators a stake in AI success. The flip side is that a rigid or bureaucratic royalty system could marginalise smaller open‑source players and push experimentation offshore. The extended deadline is a reminder: the economics of training data—and who gets paid—are still up for negotiation.