Indian book publishers and their international counterparts have filed a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI in New Delhi, a representative said on Friday, the latest in a series of global cases seeking to stop the ChatGPT chatbot accessing proprietary content.

The Federation of Indian Publishers, which includes members such as Bloomsbury, Penguin Random House, Cambridge University Press, Pan Macmillan, Rupa Publications, and S. Chand and Co., said the case

Indian book publishers and their global counterparts have sued Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)-backed OpenAI in New Delhi, India, over alleged use of copyright content for training AI models, Reuters reported.

In a recent legal filing, OpenAI has told an Indian court that any order to remove training data powering its ChatGPT service would conflict with its legal obligations in the United States. The Microsoft-backed AI firm also argued that the Indian courts do not have jurisdiction over a copyright breach case brought by local news agency ANI,

OpenAI explained in a court filing that deleting ANI’s data would go against US laws. The company also argued that Indian courts don’t have the jurisdiction to enforce the request, as OpenAI doesn’t h

OpenAI has told Delhi HC that the Indian courts do not have the jurisdiction to hear a copyright infringement case against the AI company.

In the most high-profile and closely tracked lawsuit on AI use in India, ANI sued OpenAI in Delhi in November, accusing it of using the news agency's published content without permission to train ChatGPT.

OpenAI has told an Indian court that any order to remove training data powering its ChatGPT service would be inconsistent with its legal obligations in the United States, according to a recent filing seen by Reuters.