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

Key points

• Advocate General Szpunar said Gemini's retrieval and reuse of press publications may infringe rights.
• The ruling suggests copyright may cover the specific form of expression, not mere facts.
• Training data use for LLMs is allowed under the text and data mining exception.
• The opinion addresses a case by Like Company against Google.
• Advocate General Szpunar's views are usually adopted by the court's judges.