Google Wins Copyright Claim Dismissal in Publishers' Textbook Piracy Lawsuit (torrentfreak.com)

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A lawsuit filed by educational publishers in 2024 accuses Google of profiting from textbook piracy. At the heart of the complaint are claims that Google's ‘systemic and pervasive advertising’ of infringing copies promotes pirated copies sold by third parties. In its recent motion to dismiss, Google argued that the publishers' vicarious liability claim fails to meet the legal standard. In an opinion and order handed down this week, the judge agreed - but not on everything.

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[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

in terms of the fight against AI slop this is terrible news. in the fight to access information media freely forever this is almost... good news?