Elsevier

Every AIbrief event involving Elsevier, in order.

1. July 14, 2026 · Policy · 1 source

   Major publishers sue Google over alleged AI training on copyrighted books

   Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers have sued Google, alleging the company used copyrighted works to train AI systems without permission. The complaint adds another high-profile copyright challenge to the legal fight over whether AI developers can use protected content for model training without licenses.