Setback for Google as EU court adviser sides with publishers against AI chatbot
Source: CNA
Published on: 2026-11-03 16:59
BRUSSELS, Nov 3 : Google faced a setback on Tuesday when an adviser to Europe's highest court backed a complaint by publishers against its Gemini chatbot's use of their copyrighted articles to respond to queries from internet users. The case underscores growing tensions between publishers and big online platforms over the platforms' AI chatbots' use of press stories without what publishers say is proper compensation. The tensions have prompted complaints to EU and national antitrust regulators. Advocate General Maciej Szpunar is advising the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union in the case, which was brought by Hungarian website operator Like Company against US-based Google's artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini. A ruling against Google, which could force the tech giant to pay fees for the use of such content, could throw a lifeline to online media such as Like Co...
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