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STM will continue to monitor developments and engage with stakeholders in India.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent last-child\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpiit.gov.in\/static\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ff266bbeed10c48e3479c941484f3525.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read the consultation here<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 6 February, STM finalised its submission to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in response to the Working Paper on Generative Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, which proposed introducing a statutory licensing scheme for AI. Other global and local publishing organisations, as well as additional rightsholders, also made submissions. 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