Delhi High Court Says OpenAI’s Use of ANI Content for ChatGPT Training Did Not Infringe Copyright
Justice Amit Bansal said OpenAI’s training of ChatGPT on ANI works falls within a copyright exception and restraining it would harm the public.
- On Friday, July 24, 2026, the Delhi High Court refused to grant an interim injunction against OpenAI, ruling that using Asian News International content to train ChatGPT constitutes "fair dealing" under the Copyright Act.
- ANI Media Pvt Ltd initiated the lawsuit in November 2024, alleging copyright infringement and fabrication of news reports by the US-based company after OpenAI declined a licensing offer ANI extended in October 2024.
- Justice Amit Bansal stated "data is the oil for 'large language models' to work efficiently," explaining that storing ANI works for research falls under "private or personal use, including research" per the Copyright Act.
- The Court held that restraining the company would cause irreparable injury to the "public at large," noting that halting ChatGPT development would harm India's technological growth and information dissemination.
- This ruling marks the first substantive finding in India regarding AI training on copyrighted news, a question currently litigated in similar lawsuits against OpenAI in the United States and Canada.
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Delhi High Court says OpenAI’s use of ANI content for ChatGPT training did not infringe copyright
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday held that OpenAI’s use of news agency ANI’s content to train ChatGPT did not amount to copyright infringement. The ruling is the first substantive finding by an Indian court on whether artificial intelligence companies can use copyrighted news content to train large language models without obtaining a licence. As per media reports, ANI had filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in November 2024, alleging that th…
Restraining ChatGPT from using copyrighted work detrimental to growth of AI: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court refused to restrain ChatGPT from using ANI's copyrighted content for training its AI models, saying such use amounts to fair dealing under the Copyright Act. The court observed that restricting AI training would be detrimental to the growth of AI and large language models (LLMs) in India and against public interest.
Delhi High Court Rules In Favour Of AI Development
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a lawsuit by news agency ANI against OpenAI, ruling that ChatGPT's use of copyrighted material for training large language models (LLMs) constitutes fair dealing under the Copyrights Act. The court emphasised that restraining AI development would be detrimental to India's growth in the field and public interest.
Why Delhi HC rejected ANI’s interim injunction plea against OpenAI
On the 24th of July 2026, the Delhi High Court rejected the plea filed by the Asian News International (ANI) seeking an interim injunction against OpenAI in its copyright infringement lawsuit involving ChatGPT. The court said that the grant of an interim injunction against OpenAI in favour of ANI would inflict “irreparable injury” to OpenAI and the public at large. The decision, however, concerns only the interim application, while the main c…
Indian court says OpenAI did not violate news agency ANI’s copyright
BENGALURU, July 24 (Reuters) - An Indian court said on Friday that OpenAI's use of news agency ANI's content to train its ChatGPT service did not amount to copyright infringement. The remarks are the first substantive court finding in India on whethe...
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