The Decoder's reporting points to something bigger than two rulings: German courts are converging on the doctrine that AI-generated answers are the publisher's own speech, not third-party content. That framing strips Google of the intermediary protections that shielded traditional search, and the quiet settlement after the Munich appeal suggests the company sees the risk as systemic rather than case-specific. If this reasoning spreads, AI Overviews — and arguably chatbot answers generally — will need pre-launch legal vetting the way ad content does. The contrast with the US, where platforms still lean heavily on intermediary immunity, could push AI products toward region-specific behavior and slower EU rollouts. Worth watching whether other European jurisdictions cite Munich and Aachen, or whether this stays a German peculiarity.