judge mehta basically ruled that an 'expectation is not an agreement', so penske can't sue over ai overviews because they never actually negotiated anything. it's wild that the court acknowledges the harm to journalists but still says there's no
enforceable bargain just because google keeps crawling without a formal contract. does this mean we're stuck with zero leverage for organic traffic?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-overview-lawsuit-dismissed-42211.html