Authors and publishers file lawsuit against Google for AI copyright infringement

Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, Elsevier, and author Scott Turow have filed a lawsuit against Google in New York, accusing the company of copyright infringement while training its Gemini AI models. The complaint alleges that Google unlawfully copied books and web content, including works behind paywalls, without permission from authors and publishers. This lawsuit is part of a broader trend of legal actions against AI companies by authors and publishers over copyright issues.

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