News agency ANI, Indian media houses and global publishing companies based in India have filed copyright infringement cases against OpenAI in Delhi High Court

This story incorporates reporting fromLive Law, inc42 and EconoTimes.OpenAI has filed a motion in an Indian court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a coalition of book publishers. The publishers accuse the artificial intelligence company of violating copyright laws through its AI service,

OpenAI Global defended itself in the Delhi High Court on January 28, 2025, asserting it cannot be sued for copyright infringement in India. The ongoing case involves ANI Media’s allegations, with support from industry groups.

OpenAI's counsel argued that the training of the AI takes place on large server models located outside India, and thus, for a suit to be valid, the alleged infringement must occur within India's territory.

Digital News Publishers Association intervenes in copyright lawsuit against OpenAI over unauthorized use of Indian news content in AI models.

As AI technologies like ChatGPT continue to evolve, their intersection with copyright law is becoming a global legal battleground. The outcome of this case in India could set important precedents for how generative AI is regulated,

ANI’s copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI claims the AI giant used copyrighted literary works from its member-publishers to train its software without permission

Several major Indian news outlets have filed to join an ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of using their copyrighted content without permission to train its AI models, including ChatGPT.