Major book publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group filed a motion Thursday to intervene in an existing class action lawsuit filed last year against Google, accusing the tech giant of orchestrating “historic copyright infringement” to build its Gemini platform. The complaint alleges Google “chose to steal a massive body of content from Plaintiffs and the Class to train its AI model” rather than obtain proper licenses, engaging in deliberate infringement “at every stage” of development.
Source: Book Publishers Seek Entry Into Google AI Copyright Fight – Decrypt