“A LEGAL STUDY ON DEEPFAKES, COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, AND CRIMINAL ACCOUNTABILITY”

AUTHOR – D. KIRUBA MAGTHALIN* & K. KEERTHANA**

* STUDENT AT SCHOOL OF LAW, VELS INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED STUDIES (VISTAS)

** ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT SCHOOL OF LAW, VELS INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED STUDIES (VISTAS)

BEST CITATION – D. KIRUBA MAGTHALIN & K. KEERTHANA, “A LEGAL STUDY ON DEEPFAKES, COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, AND CRIMINAL ACCOUNTABILITY”, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (6) OF 2026, PG. 864-869, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344. DOI – https://doi.org/10.65393/IJLRV6I6490

ABSTRACT

                There is a sudden development of Artificial Intelligence, as a result Deep fake technology arises which fully transformed the Digital Media. Deepfake is a fully transformed digital content like video, images or audio that looks realistic, difficult to differentiate the original and manipulated content. This Deep fake technology is fully      applicable for Entertainment and media production, and it also raises serious legal and ethical concerns. The upcoming chapters fully explained the Impact of Deep fake technology in the digital media and the relationship between Deep fake and copyrights. Deep fake can modify the person images or audio without the permission of original author; It violates the individual rights. One of the major concerns of Deep fake technology is Copyright Infringement. Overall, this study deals with the need for a balanced legal system to protect individual rights and advanced technology development.

KEYWORDS: Artificial Intelligence, Deep fake, Copyrights, Intellectual Property Rights, Infringement, Digital, Technology.