Overview

• Indian book publishers and media outlets, including those linked to billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, have joined lawsuits against OpenAI, claiming copyright violations by ChatGPT.
• The Federation of Indian Publishers and the Digital News Publishers Association argue that OpenAI's AI models scrape and reproduce content without proper licensing or authorization.
• OpenAI contends that its use of publicly available data adheres to fair use principles and that no original literary works have been specifically identified as misused.
• The lawsuits, including one filed earlier by news agency ANI, could set significant legal precedents in India, a critical market for OpenAI with its large user base.
• The case highlights broader global tensions between content creators and AI firms over intellectual property rights and the legal frameworks governing AI technologies.