Bollywood music labels, including India's oldest music label Saregama, have reportedly joined the list of organisations suing OpenAI.

Several music labels, including T-Series and Sony represented by the Indian Music Industry (IMI) group, have expressed concerns that the artificial intelligence (AI) giant is violating copyright laws by using their sound recordings to train AI models, Reuters reported. ccording to a report by Reuters.

Saregama, also known as The Gramophone Company of India, was founded in 1901 and owns the largest global collection of sound recordings and copyrights on Indian music in 14 different languages. Its music production arm, Yodlee Films, focuses exclusively on film production.

T-Series is one of India's largest record labels, also famous for producing Bollywood soundtracks and Indi-pop music.

Reuters reviewed documents related to the lawsuit, which says the claim is “crucial for the entire music industry in India and also globally.”

The news agency said that according to sources close to the issue, these music labels are now concerned that OpenAI and AI models may extract musical compositions from the iInternet.

The move comes after OpenAI founder Sam Altman travelled to India last week to meet with government officials, including prime minister Narendra Modi and IT minister Ashwini Waishnaw. The visit was part of India's National AI Mission, with the goal of increasing collaborations in AI between OpenAI and India.

The lawsuit is not the first against OpenAI from the region. In November 2024, Indian news agency Asian News International (ANI) filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of using its content without permission to train artificial intelligence models, specifically ChatGPT.
The lawsuit alleged copyright infringement and false attribution, claiming that the artificial intelligence model took content material from the broadcaster without obtaining a valid license.

In addition, ANI accused OpenAI of using its content to generate false responses attributed to the company, resulting in reputational damage.

OpenAI has denied the allegations and the case is currently pending in the Deli High Court with the next hearing scheduled for 21 February.

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