Bollywood music labels, including the likes of T-Series, Saregama, and Sony, who have a knack for copying Pakistani music without so much as a nod of acknowledgment, are suddenly clutching their pearls over the potential for AI to do the same. Oh, the irony!
The Indian music labels are now seeking to challenge OpenAI in a copyright lawsuit in New Delhi. Labels like T-Series and Sony are expressing their deep-seated concerns about the “unauthorized use of sound recordings” in training AI models.
They’re worried that OpenAI might be using their music without permission, which is rich coming from an industry that has a long history of remixing and rehashing tunes from across the border without so much as a “thank you” note.
The Indian Music Industry (IMI) group, along with T-Series and Saregama, has filed a request to join a lawsuit initiated by Indian news agency ANI, which accuses OpenAI’s ChatGPT of using its content without permission.
In their legal filing, which is not public but has been reviewed by Reuters, the music labels claim that the outcome of this lawsuit is “crucial for the entire music industry in India, and even worldwide.”
The next hearing is set for February 21. Meanwhile, the music labels are rallying support from book publishers and media groups, some of whom are backed by billionaires like Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani. Because nothing says “we care about copyright” quite like a billionaire’s backing, right?
