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NMPA Boss Criticises Amazon Music Over Royalty Rates
NMPA boss David Israelite accuses Amazon Music of cutting royalty rates below songwriters' past payments, demanding changes to its bundling scheme.
Musically · 1m
YA Lit Boom in India
Social media and book adaptations spark India's young adult reading surge.
Financialexpress · 1m
USA Today sues OpenAI for copying hundreds of thousands of articles
USA Today and its local newspapers are seeking over $250 million in damages, claiming OpenAI used their content without permission to train AI models.
The Verge · 1m
Google Pays Publishers for AI Answers
Google starts paying publishers for AI content used in search results.
Pymnts · 1m
Google pays publishers for AI search content
Google is testing payments to around 100 publishers for content used in its AI search features, as it faces legal pressure over the impact on web traffic.
The Verge · 1m
Judge dismisses publisher lawsuits against Google AI search
A federal judge ruled Google's AI search practices, though potentially unfair, do not violate antitrust law, dealing a blow to publishers seeking compensation.
Ars Technica · 1m
OpenWeb Enters Insolvency
Adtech firm OpenWeb, once valued at $1.5 billion, files for insolvency after cash crunch.
Adweek · 1m
Google's AI search is changing how millions find information
Google Search now funnels users into AI chat mode, reshaping how people find answers and threatening publishers' business models.
TIME · 3m
Google's AI payment plan pays publishers almost nothing
Google admits 100 publishers to a pilot program paying for content in AI answers, but the amounts are so small that larger publishers are refusing to join.
Ars Technica · 2m
OpenAI and Microsoft's doom loop for the web
Unsealed court documents reveal the companies knew their AI training would destroy publishers and damage their own products.
The Verge · 1m