Google must face copyright infringement claims from artists and writers, US judge finds
By Amy Miller ( September 11, 2025, 22:07 GMT | Insight) -- Google will have to face infringement claims from artists and writers who allege the company trained generative AI models using their copyrighted works, US District Judge Eumi K. Lee ruled. But she dismissed claims that parent company Alphabet is also liable for direct copyright infringement because it had authority over Google’s infringing conduct and didn’t stop it.Google will have to face infringement claims from artists and writers who allege the company trained generative AI models using their copyrighted works, a US judge in San Jose, California, said Thursday....
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