Interesting news for everyone as Indian media houses are taking legal action against OpenAI, accusing the AI giant of copyright infringement. The media houses have accused OpenAI of using their content without authorization to train ChatGPT. Let’s read about this news in detail.
Beginning of Legal Battle between India Media Houses and Open Ai
The controversy of ChatGPT’s Copyright Infringement started in November 2024 when Asian News International (ANI) filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court. ANI has alleged that OpenAI used its news articles without permission to train ChatGPT. Furthermore, ANI issued another big issue that ChatGPT could generate content falsely attributed to them, which could damage their credibility.
After seeing ANI’s lawsuit, other media houses also joined the battle against OpenAI. Companies owned by Indian Billionaires such as Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani and other media house giants such as Indian Express and Hindustan Times are now in this battle against OpenAI.
Open AI’s Response on Legal Battles
OpenAI has denied any wrongdoing. They argue that it only uses publicly available information, which it believes falls under the fair use doctrine.
Furthermore, there is a major defense they are using. The company is claiming that Indian Courts lack the authority to rule on this matter and OpenAI has no physical presence in Inida. Moreover, the servers of OpenAI are based out of India.
Lastly, OpenAI is also insisting that removing any training data would violate its legal obligations under U.S. laws. Since multiple lawsuits are ongoing, the company is required to preserve all data used in training.
Understanding the Role of Copyright Registration
The dispute between ChatGPT and Indian media houses is underlining the importance of copyright registration. While copyright protection exists automatically upon content creation, having formal copyright registration makes enforcement easier.Media houses with registered copyrights have a stronger legal standing when fighting unauthorized use against AI and their other competitors.
7 Things to Do When You Receive a Copyright Infringement Notice
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