Key holding or allegation
The court declined immediate ex parte protection because it was not yet satisfied as to copyright subsistence in the overall work given the AI-generated musical composition.
Why it matters
Direct pending Indian copyrightability case involving mixed human/AI music.
Facts
Claimants asserted rights in a song whose lyrics were human-authored but whose music was acknowledged to have been generated using Suno.
Issues before the court
Whether copyright can be asserted over the song as a whole and what protection is available at the ex parte stage.
What the court did not decide
The court did not hold that AI-generated music is categorically uncopyrightable; the issue remains to be determined on a fuller record.
Procedural timeline
High Court of Delhi
Interim order: Court declined immediate ex parte protection for the song as a whole because music had been generated using Suno and copyright subsistence required fuller consideration.