# Publishers file class action over books used to train Gemini

Published: 2026-07-20T05:08:06.557Z · Source: Search Engine Journal (https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-faces-class-action-over-books-used-to-train-gemini/582708/)
Source date: 2026-07-17
Entities: ai-litigation, google, gemini

A proposed class action alleges Google trained Gemini on copyrighted books without authorization, joining an unusually crowded month of AI-training litigation, per Search Engine Journal.

Why it matters: Training-data liability prices the raw material every answer engine is built on.

## What this answers

**Is Google being sued over Gemini's training data?**

A proposed class action alleges Google trained Gemini on copyrighted books without authorization.


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