Google Seeks Dismissal of Rolling Stone Publisher's AI Lawsuit

• Google has requested a US federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Penske Media Corp (PMC), publisher of Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety.
• PMC accuses Google of unlawfully diverting traffic from media websites by displaying AI-generated summaries in search results.
• Google argues that PMC's claims are "legally defective" and that its AI overviews appear alongside traditional search results, allowing users to click through.
• PMC contends it relies on Google Search referrals for traffic and revenue, and Google should compensate publishers for using their content for AI.
• Google counters that publishers can block content from indexing and it has no obligation to provide traffic on terms dictated by publishers.

Why It Matters: Google is fighting a lawsuit from Rolling Stone's publisher over AI summaries diverting website traffic.