Asian News International (ANI), one of India’s largest news agencies, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging unauthorized use and storage of its copyrighted content to train the company’s Large Language Models (LLMs).
According to a report by Bloomberg, the case was presented in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday.
Represented by lawyer Sidhant Kumar, ANI is seeking initial damages of 20 million rupees ($236,910).
The agency also claims OpenAI used its data to enhance the training of its LLMs.
OpenAI’s Defense
OpenAI’s lawyer, Amit Sibal, argued that the lawsuit lacks jurisdiction since OpenAI does not operate servers or conduct model training in India.
He also informed the court that ANI’s content is currently blocked on OpenAI’s platform, asserting that this undermines ANI’s claims.
- Sibal further disclosed that OpenAI is facing similar lawsuits in other jurisdictions, including 13 cases in the United States and one in Germany. However, he clarified that no injunctions…