From The Next Web · Ana-Maria Stanciuc · · 1m 10s
Major news outlets join AI copyright coalition
The New York Times, AFP and The Economist have joined SPUR, a group of over 80 publishers fighting for payment when AI systems use their work.
In brief
The New York Times, AFP and The Economist have joined SPUR, a group of over 80 publishers fighting for payment when AI systems use their work. Over eighty publishers across twenty countries have joined SPUR to demand AI companies pay for news content and track its use, as legal battles over copyright intensify…
Three major outlets join publisher coalition
The New York Times, Agence France-Presse, and The Economist have joined SPUR Standards for Publisher Usage Rights, a coalition demanding AI companies pay for news content.
Coalition now spans eighty publishers globally
SPUR has reached over eighty members across more than twenty countries. It was founded in February by the BBC, Financial Times, Guardian, Telegraph and Sky News.
SPUR launches tracking standard for AI use
This month SPUR launched its first standard, providing AI developers with a method to record when they retrieve articles, use them in answers, cite them, or display them to users.
Publishers pursue legal action against AI firms
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright.USA Today Co and several of its papers sued OpenAI earlier this month.
At a glance
Over eighty publishers across twenty countries have joined SPUR to demand AI companies pay for news content and track its use, as legal battles over copyright intensify.
