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Indian Publishers Challenge OpenAI’s AI Training Methods in Court, Questioning Fair Use of Copyrighted Works

 

OpenAI is in the midst of another copyright case, this time in India. A lawsuit has been filed by the Federation of Indian Publishers - with the likes of Bloomsbury, Penguin Random House, Cambridge University Press, and other global and Indian publishers on board.

They have argued that OpenAI used copyrighted literary works without permission to train AI models that include ChatGPT.

 

International Trend of Copyrights Suits against AI Companies

 

This is a new wave in a growing worldwide movement. Everywhere, publishers and creators are claiming that tech companies are using copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence tools. The Indian case is important since it may become India's legal precursor for AI technology.

The publishers are saying that the firm should not utilize their published work to train the ChatGPT without either payment or authorization. They will have the court prohibit OpenAI from accessing copyrighted works. If OpenAI does not get into licensing agreements, they require OpenAI to explain and delete data used to train AI systems and introduce a fair compensation plan.

 

Effect on Book Sales and Creativity

 

According to Pranav Gupta, General Secretary of the Federation of Indian Publishers, AI-generated book summaries and excerpts are sending people directly to look for the book itself and declining book sales. Other people see them as alternatives to actually buying the book. Gupta said this would "kill" the creative industry and hurt publishers' bottom lines.

This lawsuit is concurrent with other reports of similar legal battles; one was filed by the news agency ANI against OpenAI, as they used content from this agency to train their ChatGPT model without permission, raising alarm bells over news story authenticity and authorship.

OpenAI has since countered by saying that its usage of public data qualifies as "fair use." Still, such cases are bringing the company to a tight squeeze and may call for more regulations in the training of AI in the future.

 

Legal Precedent and Future AI Regulation

 

The outcome of this lawsuit can be very dramatic and far-reaching. If this court decides the case in favor of these publishers, there might be future implications for determining copyright law provisions over AI in India and its future applications and expansions.