On July 24, 2026, the Delhi High Court delivered a landmark ruling, stating that OpenAI's utilization of content from Asian News International (ANI) for training its AI models does not amount to copyright infringement. Presiding Judge Amit Bansal determined that OpenAI's actions fall within the 'fair use' exemption for research purposes as outlined in India's Copyright Act. Furthermore, ANI was unable to furnish proof that ChatGPT had directly plagiarized its copyrighted material. The court emphasized that granting an injunction would not only impede the progress of AI technology but also adversely affect the public interest. This includes hindering the research and development efforts of India's own large language models and disrupting the numerous users who depend on ChatGPT free of charge. This precedent-setting judgment offers legal reinforcement to the AI sector and could potentially serve as a guiding judicial reference for copyright disputes related to AI training data on a global scale.