Overview
- The publishers filed a motion on Jan. 15 to intervene in the consolidated In re Google Generative AI case in California federal court before Judge Eumi Lee.
- They allege Google copied content from their books and textbooks without permission, citing 10 works including titles by Scott Turow and N.K. Jemisin.
- The filing asserts Google drew training data from piracy-linked sites such as Z-Library and OceanofPDF and from behind paywalls, including within the C4 dataset.
- The publishers seek unspecified monetary damages and injunctive relief, including destruction of unauthorized copies, with class certification set for Feb. 4, 2026 and a proposed intervention hearing on May 6, 2026.
- Google did not immediately comment, and the Association of American Publishers said publishers' participation would help address legal and evidentiary questions.