Publishers, Authors Sue Google over Alleged Use of Copyrighted Books to Train Gemini AI
Publishers say Google copied millions of works to train Gemini and seek an injunction and damages in the class-action case.
- On Tuesday, Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, Elsevier, and Scott Turow sued Google in District Court in New York, alleging the company used copyrighted books to train Gemini, which then "directly" competes with the original authors' work.
- Alleging that Google exceeded permissions, the plaintiffs claim "Google secretly copied millions of works" provided to Google Books for "limited purposes" and then used that content to train Gemini without authorization.
- Describing Gemini's competitive impact, the lawsuit states "The scale and speed at which Gemini can create books and compete with human writers is unprecedented," and alleges it "even tailors outputs to mimic the expressive elements and creative choices of specific authors."
- This case joins growing copyright disputes involving Meta and OpenAI, though California courts recently ruled some AI training constitutes "Fair use," potentially allowing this New York case to offer a fresh judicial interpretation.
- A judge in September approved a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and authors over its Claude AI model, offering the company a partial "Fair use" victory; these plaintiffs seek an injunction and unspecified damages.
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Google Gemini lawsuit: publishers sue over AI training
A group of major book publishers and the author Scott Turow have sued Google, claiming it used millions of copyrighted books to train its Gemini AI without permission. The Google Gemini lawsuit calls it “one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history.” The plaintiffs filed the complaint on 10 July in the […] This story continues at The Next Web
Several major US book publishers sue the technology company Google. In their opinion, Google uses books illegally to train artificial intelligence "Gemini".
Publishers, authors sue Google over alleged use of copyrighted books to train Gemini AI
New Delhi: A group of publishers and authors has filed a class action lawsuit against Google in the US, alleging that the company used copyrighted books without permission to train its Gemini artificial intelligence models, according to media reports. The plaintiffs include publishing houses Hachette, Cengage, and Elsevier, along with author Scott Turow and S.C.R.I.B.E. The lawsuit also accuses Google of removing or altering copyright management…
The US technology giant is targeted by a new judicial battle around artificial intelligence. ...
Several publishers, including Hachette, accuse the technological giant of using protected works to train his artificial intelligence Gemini Several publishing houses, including Hachette,
Several publishing houses have filed complaints against Google, accused of using copyrighted "millions of works" without permission to drive its IA, Gemini. Complainants claim damagesAfter Meta, Google is in the sights of several publishing houses. A complaint was filed on Tuesday in New York by Hachette Book Group, Engage Learning, Elsevier, writer Scott Turow and his publishing company S.C.R.I.B.E., the latter accusing him of using copyrighted…
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