The Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) has intervened in a copyright lawsuit filed in the Delhi high court against OpenAI, the firm that is behind ChatGPT.
The DNPA, which represents the digital arms of several mainstream TV and print organisations in India, said in a statement that it expresses significant concerns about the unauthorised mass copying and use of copyrighted works.
“This intervention highlights the significant concerns expressed by digital news publishers about the unauthorised mass copying and use of copyrighted works to train AI models, including OpenAI’s GPT models,” the DNPA said in a statement, reported The Hindu, which is also a member of the DNPA.
The intervention was filed in an ongoing case initiated by news agency Asian News International (ANI).
“In its recent order dated 19 November 2024, the Hon’ble Delhi High Court recognised and framed several significant legal questions arising from the ANI v. OpenAI case. These questions concentrate on OpenAI’s extensive and, in DNPA’s view, unlawful ingestion of Indian copyrighted content, which poses important implications for intellectual property rights in the digital age and the news industry in India,” said the DNPA.
The intervention comes at a time when media houses across the globe are dealing with the consequences of large language models (LLMs) and conversational chat agents being trained on their data, often taken from the Internet without any agreements in hand.
“We take great care in our products and design process to support news organisations. We are actively engaged in constructive partnerships and conversations with many news organisations around the world, including India, to explore opportunities, listen to feedback, and work collaboratively. Along with our news partners, we see immense potential for AI tools like ChatGPT, including through search, to deepen publishers’ relationships with readers and enhance the news experience,” an OpenAI spokesperson told The Hindu.
