Saloni Kumari, Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi ABSTRACT The rapid integration of generative AI into creative industries has exposed significant legislative gaps in India's copyright framework, which was not designed to address non-human creative agents or AI-driven data use. The Copyright Act, 1957 contains no explicit provisions governing AI-generated works or the use of copyrighted content as training data, leaving courts and stakeholders without clear guidance. Lastly, the essay...