Overview
- Penske Media filed a federal lawsuit in Washington accusing Google of using its articles without consent in AI-generated overviews.
- The publisher alleges Google leverages its dominance in web search to require permission to use news content as a condition for appearing in results.
- The suit claims AI summaries answer queries directly and divert clicks from original sites, threatening ad and subscription revenue.
- Google denies wrongdoing, saying AI Overviews enhance the search experience, broaden the range of sites discovered, and that it will defend against the claims.
- The News/Media Alliance backed publishers’ concerns and contrasted Google’s approach with competitors that have pursued content licensing deals.