Microsoft-backed OpenAI sought to block on Tuesday India's biggest media organisations, including those of billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, from joining a copyright lawsuit that is set to shape the legal framework for AI in India.

A court battle between an Indian media group and OpenAI is set to begin next month. The Delhi High Court announced Tuesday that it will hold in-depth hearings starting on Feb. 21 on a copyright infringement case filed by the ANI media group against OpenAI.

OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) firm, is trying to keep major Indian media houses out of a landmark copyright lawsuit. The legal battle could shape the future of AI regulations in India. The companies looking to join the lawsuit include those owned by billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani.

OpenAI has asked an Indian court to quash a plea by a group representing Indian and global book publishers that accuse it of copyright breaches, arguing its ChatGPT service only disseminates public information,

Several major Indian media outlets have joined a lawsuit against the ChatGPT developers, accusing them of illegally using their content.

OpenAI is seeking to dismiss a legal plea in India accusing its ChatGPT service of copyright violations, arguing it only uses publicly available information. The case, initiated last year by Indian news agency ANI,

Digital news units of Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, and other outlets including the Indian Express and the Hindustan Times, are joining proceedings against OpenAI for improperly using copyright content,

The copyright lawsuit is set to shape the legal framework for AI in India, which is OpenAI’s second-largest market by number of users, after the US.

Responding to the ANI case, OpenAI last week said that any order to delete training data would result in a violation of its US legal obligations, and Indian judges have no jurisdiction to hear a copyright case against the company as its servers are located abroad.

Indian news outlets, including those owned by Ambani and Adani, plan to sue OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement.

Several prominent Indian media outlets, including those owned by billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, are stepping up their legal fight against OpenAI. OpenAI will face Indian news firms of Ambani,