In brief
A Court of Justice adviser said Gemini might breach EU copyright if it retrieves and reuses news items without paywalls, making originals unnecessary. The claim arises from a Hungarian media company’s complaint and is reported only by Anadolu. The adviser urges the court to clarify when such use constitutes infringement.
The Court of Justice of the EU received a legal opinion on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, that Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, could breach press publishers’ copyright by retrieving and reusing online news for responses. First Advocate General Maciej Szpunar presented the opinion to the Court, suggesting that infringement is possible if the chatbot bypasses paywalls or reproduces distinctive expression.
the case is anchored in a complaint by Hungarian media group Like Company against Google Ireland, alleging that Gemini used its articles to train its large‑language model and repeatedly reproduced content for public queries. The Budapest Regional Court referred the dispute to the EU court to examine whether such use violates publishers’ rights under EU law.
in the opinion, Szpunar explained that publishers’ rights could be infringed when a chatbot retrieves an online article and generates an answer that reproduces its expression in a recognizable form, potentially eliminating the need for readers to access the original source. The adviser added that systematic reproduction in response to related queries could also breach the right to make content available to the public, and that providers could face liability if such practices are core to their business models or lack adequate protective measures.
According to Anadolu, this warning is the first time an EU legal adviser has highlighted the potential for AI chatbots to infringe press copyright. No other outlet has reported on the adviser’s claim to date.
