Indian Media Barons Enters Legal Battle Against OpenAI Over Copyright Issues

Digital news media outlets of Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, including Indian Express and the Hindustan Times are eying proceedings against OpenAI for unscrupulously using copyright content.

Globally, courts are hearing various claims from authors, news organisations and musicians, who have accused technology firms of using their copyrighted work to train AI services without permission or payment.

Many Indian news outlets including NDTV and Network18 have told the New Delhi court of their willingness to join an ongoing lawsuit against the ChatGPT creator. The media outlets are worried that their news portals are being used to store and reproduce their work for users of the powerful AI tool.

Notably, ANI was the first to file a lawsuit against OpenAI last year. The 125-page filing highlights that OpenAI's conduct constitutes “a clear and present danger to the valuable copyrights”of Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) members.

The case was filed by the Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Adani's NDTV and the DNPA, representing over 20 companies including Mukesh Ambani Network18 and players like Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar, Zee News, India Today Group and the Hindu.

OpenAI has not commented on the allegations made by the Indian news outlets.