According to Reuters, on Friday local time, IndiapublisherFederation of Indian Publishers (FIP) said it had filed a case in the Delhi High Court against the OpenAI speak ofcopyright lawsuit.
Pranav Gupta, general secretary of the federation, said in an interview, "Our plea is clear, we are asking for theCourt Blocks OpenAI's Continued Access to Our Copyrighted Content." The lawsuit focuses on book summaries generated by ChatGPT.
"If OpenAI is unwilling to enter into a license agreement with us, then it should delete the data used for AI training and offer a compensation package. The rights of the creators are at stake." He added.
OpenAI has not yet responded to the lawsuit. OpenAI has consistently denied similar allegations and has said that its AI systems utilizePublicly available data on "fair use"..
The Federation of Indian Publishers is now looking to join a lawsuit filed by Indian news organization ANI against OpenAI, a case that is considered to be India's most talked about legal battle over AI copyright.
"These lawsuits have important implications and could determine the future direction of AI-related laws in India. The court's decision will test how to find a balance between protecting intellectual property rights and advancing technology." Mumbai-based lawyer Siddharth Chandrashekhar commented.
In the ANI lawsuit, OpenAI stated that any order to delete training datamay violate their legal obligations in the United Statesand emphasized that Indian courtswithout jurisdictionSuch cases, because their servers are located offshore.
But the Federation of Indian Publishers countered that since OpenAI was offering its services in India, theIndian law must be obeyed..
OpenAI first opened an office in India last year, hiring former WhatsApp executive Pragya Misra to head the company's public policy and partnerships in the country, 1AI has learned. India, a market of 1.4 billion people, is seeing an influx of new Internet users as mobile data prices go down.
