Major publishers have sued Google, alleging the unauthorized use of millions of copyrighted books to train its Gemini AI models, marking a significant copyright infringement case.
The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in New York
Jul 16, 2026
10:46 am
What's the storyA coalition of leading publishers has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, accusing it of illegally using millions of copyrighted books to train its Gemini artificial intelligence models.
The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in New York by Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, and Elsevier, along with best-selling author Scott Turow.
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