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Three publishers challenge Google over AI copyright infringement - Engadget

AnnouncementPolicyJul 14, 2026

Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, Elsevier, and author Scott Turow are seeking a class action lawsuit against Google, alleging copyright infringement in training its Gemini AI. The complaint accuses Google of reproducing millions of copyrighted works without permission and stripping copyright management information to conceal training sources. It also claims Gemini produces copycat works without credit or compensation. The suit follows similar legal efforts against Meta and Anthropic, most of which have seen limited success.

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