ANI Media Pvt Ltd v OpenAI Inc
ANI Media Pvt Ltd v. OpenAI Inc. is a copyright case in the Delhi High Court in which Indian news agency Asian News International (ANI) alleges that OpenAI used its reports to train ChatGPT and generated inaccurate responses attributed to ANI.[1]
| Court | Delhi High Court[1] |
|---|---|
| Plaintiff | ANI Media Pvt Ltd / Asian News International[2] |
| Defendant | OpenAI Inc.[1] |
| Subject | Copyright infringement involving news content used for generative-AI training and outputs[1] |
| Status | Main suit continuing after denial of interim injunctive relief on July 24, 2026[1] |
Allegations
editANI alleges that ChatGPT reproduced copyrighted news reports and generated inaccurate responses attributed to the agency, causing reputational harm.[1] OpenAI denies infringement and argues that its use of the material is transformative.[1]
Interim ruling
editOn July 24, 2026, Justice Amit Bansal refused ANI's request for an interim injunction after finding that ANI had not established a prima facie case for relief.[1] The court found at the interim stage that storing ANI's works for model training fell within Section 52(1)(a) of India's Copyright Act and that the cited ChatGPT outputs were not substantially similar to ANI's reports.[1] The court also found that ANI had not shown memorization or regurgitation of its works in ChatGPT responses.[1] The ruling did not end the main suit, which continues.[1]
Significance
editMediaNama described the order as India's first substantive judicial finding on whether an AI company may use copyrighted news content to train a large language model without a license.[1] Reuters likewise reported that the court said OpenAI's training use did not amount to copyright infringement because ANI had not shown that ChatGPT reproduced its reports.[2]