"The lawsuit by Penske Media in federal court in Washington, DC, marks the first time a major US publisher has taken Alphabet-owned Google to court over the AI-generated summaries that now appear on top of its search results. News organizations have for months said the new features, including Google's "AI Overviews," siphon traffic away from their sites, eroding advertising and subscription revenue."
"Penske, a family-owned media conglomerate led by Jay Penske and whose content attracts 120 million online visitors a month, said Google only includes publishers' websites in its search results if it can also use their articles in AI summaries. Without the leverage, Google would have to pay publishers for the right to republish their work or use it to train its AI systems, the company said in the lawsuit."
"It added Google was able to impose such terms due to its search dominance, pointing to a federal court's finding last year that the tech giant held a near 90% share of the US search market. "We have a responsibility to proactively fight for the future of digital media and preserve its integrity - all of which is threatened by Google's current actions," Penske said."
Penske Media sued Google in federal court in Washington, DC, alleging that Google's AI-generated summaries republish Penske's journalism without consent and reduce traffic to its sites. The lawsuit challenges AI overviews that appear atop search results and says Google conditions inclusion in search results on the right to reuse articles in AI summaries. Penske cited Google's near-90% US search market share as leverage that avoids payment or licensing. The complaint asserts about 20% of searches linking to Penske sites now show AI Overviews and that affiliate revenue fell more than one-third by end of 2024. Google said AI overviews improve user experience and broaden traffic distribution; Chegg filed a similar suit.
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