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Penske Media, the owner of prominent publications like Rolling Stone, Variety, and Billboard, has filed a lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit, submitted in the federal district court of Washington, D.C., accuses Google of utilizing content from Penske’s websites without permission in its AI Overviews feature. Penske claims this practice is siphoning traffic away from its sites, leading to significant revenue losses. This legal action marks the first time a major U.S. publisher has taken Google to court over its AI-generated summaries, a feature they argue diminishes advertising and subscription income. Google, which has faced similar accusations from other companies like Chegg, intends to defend against these claims, asserting that AI Overviews drive traffic to a diverse range of sites.