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Indian News Agency Sues OpenAI Alleging Copyright Infringement (techcrunch.com)

(Tuesday November 19, 2024 @05:40PM (msmash) from the global-trend dept.)


One of India's largest news agencies, Asian News International, has [1]sued OpenAI in a case that could set a precedent for how AI companies use copyrighted news content in the world's most populous nation. From a report:

> Asian News International filed a 287-page lawsuit in the Delhi High Court on Monday, alleging the AI company illegally used its content to train its AI models and generated false information attributed to the news agency. The case marks the first time an Indian media organization has taken legal action against OpenAI over copyright claims.



[1] https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/indian-news-agency-sues-openai-alleging-copyright-infringement/


You can't stop the signal (Score:3)

by schwit1 ( 797399 )

This seems like a losing battle for copyright holders. Only the high profile AIs will abide by copyright restrictions.

But will they abide by ethics? (Score:2)

by Sebby ( 238625 )

> Only the high profile AIs will abide by copyright restrictions.

Even if this happens (doubtful), the issue here isn't just copyright:

> alleging the AI company illegally used its content to train its AI models and generated false information attributed to the news agency

So the AI stated falsehoods (ie. "hallucinated"), then said those falsehoods were from the news agency, which never put out those falsehoods.

Defamation much?

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