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Hachette Book Group v. Google copyright case

US District Court, Southern District of New York · 1:26-cv-05870 · filed Jul 10, 2026 · Active

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Book publishers led by Hachette allege Google copied their books without permission to train its Gemini models.

The case

Defendants
Google
Court
US District Court, Southern District of New York
Docket
1:26-cv-05870
Filed
Jul 10, 2026
Status
Active
Next
Oral Argument, Oct 8, 2026 (in 13 days, as last scheduled) Entry

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Jul 10Filing: Complaint filed: Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Google LLC
WhenCase
Sep 25Further Case Management Conference Todaynext dateKadrey v. MetaFurther Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Sep 29Case Management Conference in 4dnext dateEncyclopaedia Britannica v. PerplexityCase Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.
Oct 1Scheduling Conference in 6dnext dateGilbert v. AnthropicScheduling ConferenceActiveCopyrightD. Mass.
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext dateUnited States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.
Oct 13Motion Hearing in 18dnext dateGoogle v. SerpApiMotion HearingActiveContractN.D. Cal.
Oct 14Telephonic status hearing in 19dnext dateWoulard v. SunoTelephonic status hearingActiveCopyrightN.D. Ill.
Oct 15Initial Case Management Conference in 20dnext dateEVOX Productions v. GoogleInitial Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Oct 19Discovery Hearing in 24dnext dateNazemian v. NVIDIADiscovery HearingActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
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Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Google LLC

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