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Publishers Sue Google Over $10-100 B AI Training Claims

7/15/2026

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On July 10, Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier and Scott Turow sued Google in New York, alleging illegal use of works to train Gemini AI.
The complaint says Google copied millions of books and articles from Google Books and Scholar without permission, warning that the practice could trigger $10 billion-$100 billion fines.
They seek damages, an injunction and destruction of the copies, noting Gemini can write a 100-page murder mystery in 20 minutes.

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Story summary

On July 10, Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier and Scott Turow sued Google in New York, alleging illegal use of works to train Gemini AI.
The complaint says Google copied millions of books and articles from Google Books and Scholar without permission, warning that the practice could trigger $10 billion-$100 billion fines.
They seek damages, an injunction and destruction of the copies, noting Gemini can write a 100-page murder mystery in 20 minutes.