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Gemini copyright opinion: AI discovery should support journalism

Abhijeet Chakraborty ·

Publishers pay for reporting. What happens when an AI answer gives readers enough of that work to skip the original article?

A new opinion from EU Advocate General Maciej Szpunar puts that question in focus. In the case involving Google’s Gemini and Hungarian publisher Like Company, he said chatbot answers may infringe publishers’ rights in certain circumstances, including recognisable reuse of protected expression or unlawful circumvention of paywalls.

This is a non-binding opinion, not a final court ruling. It also distinguishes the facts in a news story from the specific way a publication expresses them.

For me, the product question is straightforward: how can AI help people find useful journalism while preserving a reason to visit and support the newsroom?

That’s the direction we’re pursuing with Mera News.

We’re building AI-curated discovery that picks out the articles that matter to you and puts them first, saving you time while protecting your privacy. When you open an article, Mera takes you to the original publisher’s page, where its branding, paywall and subscription relationship remain in place.

Sending readers to publishers doesn’t settle every question about copyright or compensation. But I believe helping journalism reach the right readers is a better foundation for a news product than replacing the destination.

Thanks to Joy Onuorah at THEWILL and Ladislav Hribik at SITA Slovenská tlačová agentúra for covering this debate, alongside Reuters reporting carried by Daily Nation, ERR and Index.hr.

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Non-English headlines are presented in English. These six articles cover the same EU legal opinion; they should not be treated as six independent legal findings.

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