European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union case on unauthorised use of press publications in chatbot outputs (Like Company v Google Ireland/C-250/25)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
10 Mar 2026 under investigation
03 Apr 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Copyright protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
search service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
Court of Justice of the European Union heard Like Company's submissions on press publishers' rights infringement in case againt Google
On 10 March 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) heard arguments from Like Company in its case against Google. Like Company alleged that Google Search, Gemini, AI Overviews, and AI Mode had continuously and unlawfully used, commun…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Budapest District Court referred questions to Court of Justice of the European Union in Like Company v Google Ireland Limited
On 3 April 2025, the Budapest District Court lodged a request for a preliminary ruling with the Court of Justice of the European Union in Like Company v Google Ireland Limited (Case C-250/25). The referring court submitted four questions for interpr…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court