OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT chatbot, is facing legal trouble in India.
Indian book publishers, alongside their international counterparts, have filed a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI in the Delhi High Court.
This lawsuit aims to prevent OpenAI from accessing proprietary content without proper licensing or agreements.
OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT chatbot, is facing legal trouble in India. Indian book publishers, alongside their international counterparts, have filed a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI in the Delhi High Court. This lawsuit aims to prevent OpenAI from accessing proprietary content without proper licensing or agreements.
SurveyThe Federation of Indian Publishers, representing members like Bloomsbury, Penguin Random House, Cambridge University Press, Pan Macmillan, Rupa Publications, and S. Chand and Co., has expressed concerns about how ChatGPT generates summaries of copyrighted books, reports Reuters.
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“Our ask from the court is that they should stop (OpenAI from) accessing our copyright content,” Pranav Gupta, the federation’s general secretary, was quoted as saying in the report. “In case they don’t want to do licensing with us, they should delete datasets used in AI training and explain how we will be compensated. This impacts creativity,” he added.
This legal challenge is one of many worldwide against OpenAI and similar companies. Authors, news agencies, and musicians globally are filing cases, alleging that their copyrighted works were used to train AI models without permission.
OpenAI has denied these allegations in the past. The company claims it relies on publicly available data and adheres to fair-use principles. However, the Indian publishers argue that OpenAI’s activities in India must comply with Indian laws.
Also read: ANI sues OpenAI over using its content for training ChatGPT models
This lawsuit follows a similar case filed by Indian news agency ANI against OpenAI. The federation hopes to join this high-profile case. OpenAI, in response to the ANI case, stated that deleting its training data would violate its U.S. legal obligations. The company also argued that Indian judges do not have the authority to hear a copyright case against the company because its servers are located overseas.
Legal experts see this case as a potential game-changer. “These cases represent a pivotal moment and can potentially shape the future legal framework on AI in India. The judgment passed here will test the balance between protecting IP and promoting tech advancement,” said Siddharth Chandrashekhar, a lawyer based in Mumbai.
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