Judge dismisses Chegg and Penske antitrust suits against Google
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta dismissed 2025 lawsuits from Chegg and Penske that alleged Google illegally scraped content and used it in AI overviews that reduced site traffic. Mehta ruled there was no formal agreement with the sites, so antitrust law did not apply, even while acknowledging publishers' harms from content repurposing without compensation. The ruling makes it harder to challenge AI search in U.S. courts absent new legislation, pushes publishers to seek remedies overseas, and leaves Google facing more legal and regulatory scrutiny despite its current win.
US judge ruled Google’s AI search not illegal under antitrust law
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Publishers sued Google in 2025 over AI summaries that reduce site traffic. The judge…
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