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Tech Giants Face Legal Challenges Over AI Copyright

Updated 2026-07-15 21:55 UTC 1 source Negative

Hachette and Elsevier have initiated legal action against Google for alleged misuse of copyrighted books to train Gemini AI. xAI has also sued Terry Harwood over the use of its tool to produce explicit deepfakes.

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Al Jazeera

Authors, publishers sue Google over alleged AI copyright infringement

Hachette and Elsevier lead US legal action against Google, alleging misuse of books for Gemini AI model training.

2026-07-15 21:21 UTC

Al Jazeera

xAI sues user for exploiting AI tool to sexualise minors

Lawsuit accuses Terry Harwood of misusing xAI to bypass safeguards and produce explicit deepfakes involving minors.

2026-07-15 21:31 UTC