AI training & Copyright - India's AI Rulebook in the Making?

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India has delivered one of the first significant judicial decisions addressing the copyright implications of using copyrighted content to train large language models. The Delhi High Court's decision in ANI v. OpenAI offers AI developers, content owners and their counsel an important new data point in the rapidly evolving global debate over AI training and copyright — and, notably, one that reaches a broadly developer-favourable result, though by a different doctrinal route than US fair use.

 This webinar will discuss the what the decision actually says — and, equally importantly, what it does not say. 

WHY THIS MATTERS FOR AI BUSINESSES 

For companies developing, fine-tuning or deploying AI models, the central question is no longer simply whether training data is copyrighted. It is:

When, how and under what circumstances can copyrighted content be used to train AI systems? 

The ANI decision provides useful insight into how an Indian court has approached that question — reaching an outcome favourable to the developer, while leaving open issues that remain legally and commercially significant for AI businesses operating across jurisdictions. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

·       What the Delhi High Court actually decided — and the limits of the decision

·       Training LLMs on copyrighted content: the Court's approach to fair dealing under Indian copyright law

·       What makes training use more defensible — and what may increase risk

·       Why "our servers are abroad" may not keep foreign developers out of Indian courts

·       Training data, acquisition and licensing: where the practical exposure lies

·       Memorisation, reproduction and AI outputs: why the distinction matters

·       India compared with the US and other emerging AI-copyright regimes

·       What foreign AI businesses should consider before using Indian or India-accessible content

·       Practical guardrails for AI developers, model providers and businesses building on LLMs

SPEAKER
L. Badri Narayanan, Executive Partner