OpenAI faces lawsuit in India! ‘Why buy books?’ publishers fear ChatGPT’s free summaries undermine sales

A coalition of Indian book publishers and their international partners has initiated a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI in the Delhi High Court. The legal action marks the latest in a growing global effort to restrict the use of proprietary content in training artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT.

The Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP), representing prominent members such as Bloomsbury, Penguin Random House, Cambridge University Press, Pan Macmillan, Rupa Publications, and S. Chand and Co., announced the filing.