“Google AI chatbot's use of press items may infringe copyright rules, EU court adviser says”

Key points

• Advocate General Szpunar advised the Court of Justice of the EU on Google Gemini case.
• Case involves Like Company Hungarian website operator challenging Gemini’s use of press content.
• Ruling could require Google to pay fees for use of press publishers’ content.
• Chatbots’ use of press stories may infringe when circumventing paywalls or echoing expressions.
• Opinion notes data mining for training AI is allowed under text and data mining exception.