OpenAI to face Indian news firms of Ambani, Adani in copyright battle, documents show

Indian digital news outlets, including those owned by billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for allegedly scraping copyrighted content from their websites. The lawsuit, which escalates an ongoing legal battle in India, claims that OpenAI’s AI tool, ChatGPT, has been using its articles without permission to train its models. The publishers argue that OpenAI’s actions threaten their copyrights and undermine their business models, particularly in the advertising revenue space.

The media companies, which are part of the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA), have raised concerns that OpenAI’s practices violate Indian copyright laws. They emphasize that while the company has entered partnerships with international outlets, it has not made similar deals in India, putting local publishers at a disadvantage. OpenAI, however, has denied the accusations, asserting that its AI systems use publicly available data and that Indian courts lack jurisdiction over the case due to the company’s servers being located abroad.

This lawsuit adds significant momentum to the ongoing legal challenges OpenAI faces over its data usage. In addition to Indian publishers, global media companies like The New York Times have taken similar actions, further fueling the growing debate over how AI companies use content without compensating original creators. A hearing for the Indian case is scheduled for next week.

Source: REUTERS