EU AI Act checker reveals Big Tech’s compliance pitfalls
Some of the most prominent artificial intelligence models are falling short of European regulations in key areas such as cybersecurity resilience and discriminatory output, according to data seen by R...
Spotify expands music videos to 85 new markets
Spotify is taking the next step in its effort to become a video platform, announcing on Tuesday (October 15) that it’s expanding music video streaming to 85 new markets. Spotify didn’t specify wh...
Pink Floyd’s Complicated $400 Million Music Rights Sale to Sony
Pink Floyd’s music rights sale has had plenty of twists and turns, like a screenplay stuck in development hell. But the legendary English rock band has agreed to sell its recorded music, name, image...
Can a Start-Up Help Authors Get Paid by A.I. Companies?
The Authors Guild, the largest and oldest professional organization for writers in the United States, is teaming with a new start-up, Created by Humans, to help writers license rights to their books t...
Bookwire Offers ‘Protection’ From Wrongful AI Usage
If rights holders don’t want their content to be used for the training of language models, they must attach a legally compliant, machine-readable usage reservation (TDM opt-out) to their content. �...
Netflix Chief Doubles Down on Streamer’s Dealmaking Terms
With the growth of Netflix and other streamers, top creators are starting to feel the loss of the long-tail income from syndication runs and international licensing, which is now limited to streamers ...