Rolling Stone Owner Penske Media Sues Google Over AI
Rolling Stone owner Penske Media sues Google over AI summaries, accusing the tech giant of harming publishers' business.
Matilda
Rolling Stone Owner Penske Media Sues Google Over AI
Rolling Stone Owner Penske Media Sues Google Over AI Summaries Rolling Stone owner Penske Media sues Google over AI summaries, marking one of the most high-profile publisher lawsuits yet against the tech giant. The case alleges Google is illegally using news publishers’ content to generate AI-driven answers that threaten their revenue and journalism’s future. Image Credits:Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto / Getty Images Why Penske Media Is Taking Google to Court Penske Media Corporation (PMC), the parent company of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Vibe, and Artforum, claims Google’s AI Overviews repurpose publisher content without fair compensation. According to the lawsuit, these AI summaries reduce direct traffic to news sites, undermining their business model. CEO Jay Penske emphasized that the company has a duty to safeguard its award-winning journalists. He added that protecting the integrity of digital media requires challenging Google’s use of AI-generated ov…