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Book publishers sue Google for copyright infringement over Gemini AI training

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A group of major publishers has sued Google, accusing it of illegally using millions of copyrighted books to train its Gemini AI models, in what they call 'one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history'.

SourceThe Guardian AIAuthor: Emma Loffhagen
Book publishers sue Google for copyright infringement over Gemini AI training
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Group of major publishers accuses the tech giant of ‘one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history’

A group of major publishers have filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of illegally using millions of copyrighted books to help build its Gemini artificial intelligence models, in “one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history”.

The case, filed in federal court in New York, has been brought by three publishers – Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, and Elsevier – and bestselling American author Scott Turow.

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  • Three publishers—Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, and Elsevier—along with bestselling author Scott Turow filed the lawsuit.
  • Google is accused of using millions of copyrighted books without permission to train its Gemini AI models.
  • The case, filed in federal court in New York, describes the infringement as 'one of the most prolific in history'.

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