Publishers seek to join lawsuit against Google over AI training

January 16, 2026 8:17 PM

Publishers seek to join lawsuit against Google over AI training

Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material used to train its artificial intelligence systems. The publishers said in their proposed complaint that the tech company "engaged in one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history" to build its AI capabilities, copying content from Hachette books and ...

$17 bln UK adtech lawsuit against Google can go ahead, tribunal rules

June 5, 2024 4:08 PM

$17 bln UK adtech lawsuit against Google can go ahead, tribunal rules

Google parent Alphabet must face a mass lawsuit which accuses it of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market, London's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Wednesday. The lawsuit, which seeks damages of up to 13.6 billion pounds ($17.4 billion) on behalf of publishers of websites and apps based in the United Kingdom, is the latest case to focus on the search giant's business practices. Ad Tech Collective Action is bringing the claim on behalf of publishers who say they have...