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AI-generated Content and Copyright Authorship: Tracing India’s Human-Authorship Standard against Generative AI
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1 B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Indore Institute of Law, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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- Volume 6, Issue 4 (2026)
- Published Online
- July-August 2026
- Pages
- 188-192
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References
1. Registration of Suryast (Regn No A-135120/2020, Copyright Office, Government of India, November 2020).
2. Ojha A, ‘AI & Copyright in India: Bridging the Digital Divide’ (National e-Governance Division, 2025).
3. ‘Copyrightability of AI Generated Content’ (Lexology, 9 May 2026).
4. K&K Partners, ‘The Divergence in Copyright Recognition for AI-Generated Works: An In-Depth Analysis of Ankit Sahni’s Case in the US and India’ (24 February 2026).
5. Copyright Act 1957 (India).
6. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (UK).
7. Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co v Sarony, 111 US 53 (1884).
8. Re Zarya of the Dawn (Registration No VAu001480196) (US Copyright Office Review Board, 21 February 2023).
9. Thaler v Perlmutter, 687 F Supp 3d 140 (DDC 2023), aff’d 130 F 4th 1039 (DC Cir 2025), cert denied (US, 2 March 2026).
10. Baker Donelson, ‘Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Thaler v Perlmutter: AI Cannot Be an Author Under the Copyright Act’ (5 March 2026).
11. ‘Style Execution by AI Obviates Human Authorship’ (IP Update, 21 December 2023).
12. ‘The Impact of Generative AI on Copyright as Indian Jurisprudence Evolves’ in Inside India’s IP Market: A Guide 2026 (IAM, 2025).
13. ‘Copyright Office Faces Lawsuit Over “Suryast” A.I. Artwork’ (Urgent Matter, 27 May 2026).
14. Registration No 1188619 (Canadian Intellectual Property Office).
15. Allen v Perlmutter (D Colo, pending).
16. Copyright Lately, ‘Thaler Is Dead. Now for the AI Copyright Questions That Actually Matter’ (9 March 2026).
17. Feist Publications Inc v Rural Telephone Service Co, 499 US 340 (1991).
18. Eastern Book Co v D.B. Modak (2008) 1 SCC 1 (India); AIR 2008 SC 809.
19. ‘When 600 Prompts Still Aren’t Enough: What Allen v Perlmutter Means for Ownership, Copyright, and Creative Contracts’ (Mondaq, 26 January 2026).
20. Reed Smith, ‘How to Navigate the Distinction Between AI-Generated Material and AI-Assistive Use as Copyright Law Catches Up to AI’ (10 September 2025).
2. Ojha A, ‘AI & Copyright in India: Bridging the Digital Divide’ (National e-Governance Division, 2025).
3. ‘Copyrightability of AI Generated Content’ (Lexology, 9 May 2026).
4. K&K Partners, ‘The Divergence in Copyright Recognition for AI-Generated Works: An In-Depth Analysis of Ankit Sahni’s Case in the US and India’ (24 February 2026).
5. Copyright Act 1957 (India).
6. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (UK).
7. Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co v Sarony, 111 US 53 (1884).
8. Re Zarya of the Dawn (Registration No VAu001480196) (US Copyright Office Review Board, 21 February 2023).
9. Thaler v Perlmutter, 687 F Supp 3d 140 (DDC 2023), aff’d 130 F 4th 1039 (DC Cir 2025), cert denied (US, 2 March 2026).
10. Baker Donelson, ‘Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Thaler v Perlmutter: AI Cannot Be an Author Under the Copyright Act’ (5 March 2026).
11. ‘Style Execution by AI Obviates Human Authorship’ (IP Update, 21 December 2023).
12. ‘The Impact of Generative AI on Copyright as Indian Jurisprudence Evolves’ in Inside India’s IP Market: A Guide 2026 (IAM, 2025).
13. ‘Copyright Office Faces Lawsuit Over “Suryast” A.I. Artwork’ (Urgent Matter, 27 May 2026).
14. Registration No 1188619 (Canadian Intellectual Property Office).
15. Allen v Perlmutter (D Colo, pending).
16. Copyright Lately, ‘Thaler Is Dead. Now for the AI Copyright Questions That Actually Matter’ (9 March 2026).
17. Feist Publications Inc v Rural Telephone Service Co, 499 US 340 (1991).
18. Eastern Book Co v D.B. Modak (2008) 1 SCC 1 (India); AIR 2008 SC 809.
19. ‘When 600 Prompts Still Aren’t Enough: What Allen v Perlmutter Means for Ownership, Copyright, and Creative Contracts’ (Mondaq, 26 January 2026).
20. Reed Smith, ‘How to Navigate the Distinction Between AI-Generated Material and AI-Assistive Use as Copyright Law Catches Up to AI’ (10 September 2025).
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