GoKawiilEU court adviser says Google's Gemini could infringe publishers' copyright
An advocate general at the EU's top court said Google's Gemini chatbot may breach press publishers' rights when it reproduces recognizable portions of articles or bypasses paywalls to generate answers. The opinion, issued in a case brought by Hungarian site Like Company, found no evidence Google used the publisher's content to train Gemini, and noted that using copyrighted text for AI training is permitted under the EU's text-and-data-mining exception. The Court of Justice of the European Union is expected to rule in coming months, typically following its advisers' guidance.
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A ruling against Google could require payment to publishers whenever chatbots reproduce or paywall-bypass their content, potentially reshaping how AI search tools source news. Publishers argue AI summaries are eroding traffic that once came via traditional search links, so such a decision could offer them new leverage and revenue. The distinction drawn between training data and real-time retrieval could also set a broader precedent for how EU copyright law treats generative AI tools across industries.
- EU court adviser says Gemini may infringe copyright when reproducing recognizable article content or bypassing paywalls
- Using copyrighted material to train AI models remains allowed under the EU's text-and-data-mining exception
- CJEU is expected to issue a binding ruling in the coming months, usually aligning with advisers' opinions
Source: yro.slashdot.org, 2026-11-03
Published there as: “EU Court Advisor Warns Google AI Chatbot May Breach Copyright Rules”
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