{"slug": "google-can-t-block-ex-npr-host-voice-suit-with-copyright-shield", "title": "Google Can't Block Ex-NPR Host Voice Suit with Copyright Shield", "summary": "A federal judge ruled that Google cannot use copyright law to block a lawsuit from former NPR host David Greene, who alleges that Google's NotebookLM AI podcasting product used his voice without permission for profit. The US District Court for the Northern District of California found that the Copyright Act does not preempt Greene's claims because he did not allege reproduction of a tangible copyrighted expression.", "body_md": "David Greene’s claims are based on Google’s NotebookLM AI podcasting product’s output, generating his voice for profit, rather than on copying his voice as an input, the US District Court for the Northern District of California said. The Copyright Act only preempts claims that fall within the subject matter of copyright, and Greene didn’t claim that any tangible copyrighted expression was reproduced, the court said.\n\nThe opinion by ...\n\n## Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:\n\n### See Breaking News in Context\n\nBloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.\n\n### Already a subscriber?\n\nLog in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-can-t-block-ex-npr-host-voice-suit-with-copyright-shield", "canonical_source": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/google-cant-block-ex-npr-host-voice-suit-with-copyright-shield", "published_at": "2026-07-26 05:59:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-26 06:22:59.927190+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-products"], "entities": ["David Greene", "Google", "NotebookLM", "NPR", "US District Court for the Northern District of California"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-can-t-block-ex-npr-host-voice-suit-with-copyright-shield", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-can-t-block-ex-npr-host-voice-suit-with-copyright-shield.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-can-t-block-ex-npr-host-voice-suit-with-copyright-shield.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-can-t-block-ex-npr-host-voice-suit-with-copyright-shield.jsonld"}}