Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a U.S. federal court on Jan. 15 to intervene in a proposed class action alleging Google used copyrighted books and textbooks without permission to train its AI systems. The publishers cited 10 examples, including works by Scott Turow and N.K. Jemisin, and seek unspecified monetary damages; Judge Eumi Lee will decide.
Key Points
- 1Request intervention: Hachette and Cengage seek to join class action alleging Google used copyrighted books
- 2Argue significance: Publishers claim prolific infringement that could increase damages and raise evidentiary questions
- 3Implication for practitioners: Joining may expand the class, raise liability, and shape AI training legal precedents
Scoring Rationale
Strong legal development and credible Reuters sourcing; limited novelty beyond procedural intervention and unclear damages magnitude.
Sources
Public references used for this report.
Practice with real Ad Tech data
90 SQL & Python problems · 15 industry datasets
Used by DS/ML engineers at top companies
Active Search Campaigns by BudgetEasyHigh CPC Clicks & Poor Landing PagesMediumCampaign ROAS by Attribution ModelHard
250 free problems · No credit card
See all Ad Tech problems
