Penske Media sues Google over AI summaries using copyrighted journalism

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Penske Media, owner of Rolling Stone and Billboard, is suing Google, alleging its AI Overviews use copyrighted journalism without permission and harm publisher traffic. The lawsuit claims Google's AI summaries exploit publishers' content for its own search features, reducing essential website visits and revenue for news organizations. This marks the first major U.S. publisher lawsuit against Google over AI summaries, with other companies like Chegg also raising similar concerns about AI's impact on content creators.


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