New York Times sues Brave over alleged content scraping
The New York Times alleges Brave scraped copyrighted content and distributed it to AI companies including Anthropic, Perplexity and xAI.
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NLA Media Access launches free AI scraping detection service for publishers
NLA Media Access has launched a free service that pools publisher data to identify possible content scraping and support licensing or legal action.
Meta delays scraping terms to Nov. 20 amid publisher pushback
Meta postponed its revised business terms by three weeks as publishers, trade groups and regulators continue raising concerns.
Publishers report traffic losses as Google expands AI search
The Verge traces publisher traffic concerns, legal challenges and licensing efforts surrounding Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode.
Publishers face Oct. 30 deadline over Meta’s updated crawling terms
Campaigners are urging publishers to review Meta’s new commercial terms before they take effect Oct. 30.
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NYT, AFP and The Economist join SPUR coalition on AI content use
More than 40 publishers joined SPUR, expanding the coalition to over 80 members across more than 20 countries.
USA Today Co. sues OpenAI for $250 million over use of articles from 19 publications
USA Today Co. seeks $250 million, alleging OpenAI used hundreds of thousands of articles without permission or payment.
Judge dismisses Chegg, Penske antitrust suits over Google AI Overviews
The publishers argued Google used its search power to obtain content for AI products without compensation. A federal judge rejected their claims.
Appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters AI copyright win
The 3rd Circuit upheld Thomson Reuters’ win in the first federal appeals case rejecting fair use for AI training on publisher content.
Google tests AI payments to publishers, but payouts vary widely
Publishers in Google’s AI contribution pilot report uneven payments and say Search Console makes month-to-month tracking difficult.