Topic: ai licensing
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Disney & OpenAI: A Game-Changer for AI Copyright
Disney and OpenAI have formed a strategic partnership, granting OpenAI a license to use Disney characters in its Sora video model while Disney receives a financial stake and internal access to the technology. This collaboration represents a pragmatic shift for Disney, which historically litigates...
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Official AI Licensing Standard Now Requires Payment for Scraping
The Really Simple Licensing 1.0 (RSL) standard allows publishers to set rules and require payment from AI companies that scrape their web content, evolving beyond the basic access controls of robots.txt files. Supported by major infrastructure firms like Cloudflare, RSL enables publishers to sele...
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Warner Music and Udio Settle AI Copyright Lawsuit, Strike New Deal
Warner Music Group has resolved its copyright dispute with Udio and formed a strategic partnership to launch a licensed AI music platform in 2026, using authorized content to create new income streams for artists while protecting their rights. The upcoming subscription service will enable users t...
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Search Traffic to Plunge 43% by 2029, Report Warns Publishers
A major industry report predicts a 43% decline in search engine referral traffic within three years, driven by the rise of AI-powered answer platforms that provide direct information without requiring clicks to publisher websites. Content categories like lifestyle guides and weather reports are a...
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Creative Commons Weighs 'Pay-to-Crawl' for AI Training
Creative Commons is exploring a "pay-to-crawl" model to automate payments to websites when AI bots scrape their content, aiming to provide publishers a revenue stream and balance creator needs with AI industry demands. This proposed system could help offset publishers' lost web traffic from AI ch...
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LLM Confessions & Unlocking Geothermal Energy's Potential
The U.S. has rescinded previous vehicle fuel efficiency standards, a move debated for its impact on consumer costs versus transportation emissions. Multiple sectors face policy shifts, including debates over AI regulation, a retail giant's potential independent delivery network, and public health...
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