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On November 3, an adviser to Europe’s highest court stated that Google’s AI chatbot Gemini could be infringing copyright rules when it uses press items from websites like Like Company’s to answer user queries. The adviser, Maciej Szpunar, noted that such use is permissible only if the material is used for training large language models under a data mining exception; however, directly reusing copyrighted content in responses may violate publishers’ rights, especially if the form of expression is recognisable or accessed unlawfully.

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An adviser to the European Union's highest court, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar, stated on November 3 that Google’s AI chatbot Gemini could infringe copyright rules when using press items from websites. This opinion was given in response to a case brought by Hungarian website operator Like Company against Google. The adviser noted that if Gemini unlawfully circumvents paywalls or reuses content “in a recognisable manner,” it can violate publishers’ rights of reproduction. A ruling favoring Like Company could force Google to pay fees for using copyrighted material, potentially providing financial support to struggling online media outlets like Like Company. This case highlights the ongoing tension between tech giants and traditional media regarding AI’s use of copyrighted content.

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Google AI chatbot’s use of press items may infringe copyright rules, EU court adviser says AI uncertain

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Google’s use of press stories in its Gemini chatbot to respond to queries from internet users can infringe copyright rules in certain circumstances, an adviser to Europe’s highest court said on Nov 3. asserted

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Advocate General Maciej Szpunar is advising the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union in a case brought by Hungarian website operator Like Company against Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini. A ruling against Google, forcing the tech giant to pay fees for the use of their content could send a lifeline to online media, such as Like Company. uncertain

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They have seen traffic dwindle as news summaries written by AI chatbots like Gemini increasingly replace traditional search engines’ results which include hyperlinks. asserted

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“When an LLM (large language model)-driven chatbot retrieves a publication from a press publisher’s website, reuses that publication to generate an answer, and provides that answer to the user, the press publisher’s right may be infringed in certain circumstances,” Szpunar said, according to a court statement. uncertain

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Gemini’s answers fall under the publishers’ right of reproduction when chatbots get access to publications by unlawfully circumventing paywalls or other technical barriers, or when they reuse “the form of expression of that publication in a recognisable manner”, he said. asserted

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Copyright rules do not protect the “mere facts” reported by press publications, but “only the specific form of expression”, he added. asserted

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On the other hand, he said the use of material protected by copyright to train large language models – AI systems that use vast amounts of text to generate human-like responses and summarise information – is “freely permitted under the text and data mining exception”. asserted

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Opinions of the advocate general are not binding, but are usually followed by the court’s judges. REUTERS asserted

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Google AI chatbot’s use of press items may infringe copyright rules, EU court adviser says

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