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8 Nirma U. L.J. 37 (2018-2019)
Authorship of AI Generated Works under the Copyright Act, 1957: An Analytical Study

handle is hein.journals/nulj8 and id is 155 raw text is: AUTHORSHIP OF Al GENERATED WORKS UNDER THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY Dr. Avishek Chakraborty* ABSTRACT With the recent development of artificial intelligence (AI), increasingly creative works have been created by non-human authors. AI is now capable of producing complex creations which becomes indistinguishable from works made by human beings. Traditionally the authorship of copyright in computer generated works was not in question because the program was merely a tool that supported the creative process, very much like a pen and paper. However, with the latest types of artificial intelligence, the computer program is no longer a tool and it actually makes many of the decisions involved in the creative process without human intervention. Section 2(d) of the Copyright Act, 1957 in India defines 'author' in the context of different copyrightable works but does not make any reference to the legal personality of the author. The present study explores the feasibility and implications of this assertion. It addresses the scope of the definition of 'person' in the Copyright Act, 1957 and examines whether Al can be considered as author. Consequently it analyses the implications of including AI as author of copyrighted work. It further analyses the implication of granting authorship to AI and the problems of handling legal responsibilities arising out of such authorship. Therefore, the study *Assistant ProfessorSchool of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru. The author can be reached at avishek.chakraborty@christuniversity.in

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