EU court adviser says Google’s Gemini chatbot may infringe publisher copyright

Advocate General Maciej Szpunar's non-binding opinion separates AI training from what chatbots do when they answer questions The opinion, delivered on November 3, 2026, is non-binding. Still, it is the first time a CJEU reference has squarely tackled AI outputs and press publisher rights. The case, numbered C-250/25, pits Hungarian press publisher Like Company against Google Ireland Ltd. Like Company alleges that Gemini reproduced and communicated substantial parts of its protected press articles without permission. Szpunar’s core point concerns what happens when a chatbot goes looking for an answer. He laid out the scenario directly: The most consequential part of the opinion may be the distinction it draws between two stages of an AI system’s life.

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