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

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.