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Publishers and Author File Class Action Against Google Over Gemini AI Copyright Claims
Key Points
- Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning and Elsevier sue Google over Gemini AI training data.
- Author Scott Turow joins the publishers as a class‑action plaintiff.
- Complaint alleges unauthorized copying of millions of works and removal of copyright management information.
- Filing claims Gemini lacks safeguards, enabling creation of derivative content without credit.
- Lawsuit joins other legal actions targeting AI firms, including an ongoing case against Meta.
- Previous settlement with Anthropic in 2025 was rejected by a judge.
- Google has not commented on the allegations.