But before looking at AI, copyright needs to be understood in a historical perspective. So, the thousands of random Instagram posts and notebook doodles that you have made are all protected under copyright law for centuries. Further, copyright law has never prohibited learning from examples and imitating — every artist studies predecessors, and every writer reads widely. Copyright law should encourage such contributions, not hinder them with the same restrictions designed to prevent commercial exploitation. We have seen copyright law repeatedly being weaponised to block beneficial technologies under the guise of protecting creators.

Source: The Hindu February 19, 2026 05:03 UTC