Summary
Visual artists and authors allege their registered copyrighted works were used by Google without authorization to train and develop generative AI models, which Google subsequently integrated into commercial products. The plaintiffs assert copyright infringement and Digital Millennium Copyright Act violations under the Copyright Act, with the consolidated class action complaint filed on December 20, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (Case No. 23-CV-03440-EKL). The case seeks compensation for a putative nationwide class of copyright holders; Google's motion to dismiss is pending and the parties are in discovery, with a class certification hearing scheduled for February 20, 2026.
Case details
- Court
- NDCA
- Docket number
- 5:23-cv-03440
- Filed
- Jul 11, 2023
- Status
- Active
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