Berlin court rules Google's AI Overviews are just a new search format, not original content

A Berlin court ruled that Google's AI Overviews are a new search result format, not original content, rejecting a perfume company's lawsuit over AI summaries linking its brand to cheaper knockoffs. The decision partly contradicts a Munich ruling that held Google liable for false AI responses.

A Berlin court has ruled that Google's AI-generated summaries are just a "new search result format" and that Google has no "decisive influence" over the content. A perfume company had sued because AI search displayed its brand names alongside cheaper knockoffs and linked to their websites. The ruling partly contradicts a recent Munich decision that held Google directly liable for false AI responses, though the two cases are quite different. The article Berlin court rules Google's AI Overviews are just a new search format, not original content https://the-decoder.com/berlin-court-rules-googles-ai-overviews-are-just-a-new-search-format-not-original-content/ appeared first on The Decoder https://the-decoder.com .