Indian courts have no jurisdiction in ANI copyright case: OpenAI to Delhi HC
The company said it could not delete the news agency’s content from ChatGPT as this would violate its legal obligations in the United States.
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Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence company OpenAI has told the Delhi High Court that Indian courts have no jurisdiction in a copyright case filed by news agency Asian News International, reported Reuters on Thursday.
This is because OpenAI does not have a physical presence or servers in India, said the company in an 86-page court filing on January 10, according to the news agency.
ANI filed the lawsuit in November, accusing OpenAI of using its content without permission to train its ChatGPT service. The agency is seeking damages of Rs 2 crore and the deletion of its material from OpenAI’s systems.
In its filing, OpenAI also said it could not comply with the request to remove training data sourced from ANI for ChatGPT as doing so would breach the company’s legal obligations in the United States.
The company told the High Court that it was defending similar lawsuits in the United States, where it is legally required to preserve training data during ongoing proceedings. OpenAI stated it “is therefore under a legal obligation, under the laws of the United States to preserve, and not delete, the said training data”, reported Reuters.
The lawsuit is among the most closely watched cases on artificial intelligence and copyright in India, where legal experts...
