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AI Policy & Law

Coverage of AI regulation, copyright law, government policy, and legal battles shaping the artificial intelligence industry.

Jul 15, 2026 7 min read

Hachette, Elsevier, and Cengage Are Suing Google Over Gemini — and the Entire AI Industry Is Watching

Three of the world's largest publishers — Hachette, Elsevier, and Cengage — have filed suit against Google alleging that Gemini was trained on their copyrighted books and academic texts without permission. The case could set the legal precedent that defines how AI models are allowed to be built.

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Abhinav Ramaswamy