Google faces third EU copyright referral over Gemini training, publisher opt-outs
By Inbar Preiss ( October 12, 2026, 15:39 GMT | Insight) -- Google faces a third EU copyright referral over Gemini, as Hungarian judges seek clarity on whether AI training and chatbot responses fall under the same rules, how far copyright exceptions extend and whether publishers must use technical tools to opt out.Google faces a third copyright lawsuit at the EU’s top court over its Gemini chatbot by a Hungarian publisher on whether AI model training is covered by the same rules as the answers generated for users. Judges will need to also clarify how publishers can prevent their content being used....
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