Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Injunction in Landmark AI Copyright Dispute

Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Injunction in Landmark AI Copyright Dispute

The Delhi High Court has refused ANI Media's interim injunction application against OpenAI, holding on a prima facie basis that the scraping and storage of copyrighted content to train LLMs constitutes fair dealing under Section 52(1)(a) of the Copyright Act, 1957. The ruling is a significant milestone in India's first major judicial decision on AI training and copyright. The court's decision signals a broad pro-AI path, though the case is not yet closed. The ruling has implications for the use of copyrighted content in AI training and the balance between innovation and intellectual property rights.