Google hit with another copyright infringement lawsuit

Google is hit with another copyright infringement lawsuit! Publishers accuse its AI training of "stealing" works Recently, a group of publishers and authors jointly filed a class-action lawsuit against Google, accusing the technology giant of using their copyrighted works without authorization when training its AI platform Gemini. Participating in the lawsuit include well-known publishers Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, etc., as well as author Scott Turow and the S.C.R.I.B.E. organization. The lawsuit documents pointed out that Google not only used these copyrighted works when training AI, but also deliberately deleted or changed the relevant copyright information to conceal the fact that it "stolen" the material. Although copyright lawsuits are currently emerging against AI companies, two preliminary rulings in California have sided with these technology companies, holding that the use of copyrighted works for AI training is considered "fair use" under U.S. copyright law. However, the company Anthropic was fined $1.5 billion for infringement, setting a record for the largest damages award in the history of U.S. copyright law. In the Google case, the relationship between publishers and Google is relatively complicated. The lawsuit notes that the publisher's long-standing relationship with Google began with the Google Books project, which was intended to make books searchable rather than letting users view the entire book. Google illegally copied works from these limited programs and used them for AI training without authorization. According to the indictment, there were internal documents at Google that mentioned that using copyrighted books for AI training could be "highly problematic" for the company and could face "tens of billions of dollars" in fines. Although Google has not yet responded to the matter, the case will undoubtedly have far-reaching consequences for future legal disputes over AI training and copyright. Currently, although many copyright lawsuits involving AI are still pending, the ruling in this case will provide new perspectives and interpretations for the legal community. via AI News (author: AI Base)