Alphabet shareholder Phil Rosen sued 13 company officers and directors, including Sundar Pichai, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, on October 30, 2026, in federal court in Chicago.
The file-stamped complaint alleges that executives permitted unauthorized use of copyrighted material and biometric voiceprints to develop AI products. Its music allegations include Google’s Lyria models.
Rosen brings a shareholder derivative action on Alphabet’s behalf. He seeks damages and restitution for the company and changes to corporate oversight—not direct compensation for musicians or voice performers. Alphabet is named as a nominal defendant.
The claims concern fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment and allegedly misleading proxy disclosures. They are allegations, not findings that training, generated outputs or voice-data practices were unlawful.
For music and media businesses, the case adds a corporate-governance angle to disputes over AI sourcing and licensing. It establishes no new licensing obligation or creator-payment program.
The public docket mirror was last retrieved October 30. RNN found no subsequent merits decision or case-specific Alphabet response in the sources reviewed.
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