India: Lawsuit relating to copyright infringement claims arising from use of copyrighted literary works in training AI models (ANI Media v Open AI, CSCOMM 1028/2024)

Progress

Current status
in force
24 Jul 2026 in force

Scope

Implementers
India
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Copyright protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

24 Jul 2026
in force

Delhi High Court dismissed ANI Media's interim injunction application in lawsuit relating to copyright infringement over training AI models

On 24 July 2026, the Delhi High Court dismissed ANI Media's application for an interim injunction against OpenAI in a lawsuit relating to copyright infringement over training Artificial Intelligence (AI) models. The court ruled that OpenAI's storage…

Event type civil lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court