Ai Copyright

The Seattle Times and Newsday have sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging unauthorized use of their journalism as training data. The outlets claim OpenAI reproduces passages from their reporting in responses.

Legal • The Verge

Universal Music Group is launching an AI music platform powered by ElevenLabs, allowing users to create remixes and mashups using only properly licensed catalog tracks. The partnership establishes a formalized revenue-sharing and licensing model for generative audio, potentially shifting industry standards away from unauthorized scraping.

Media & Entertainment • The Verge AI

Authors and publishers are locked in disputes over how to distribute Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement, the largest of its kind in U.S. history. The conflict centers on whether payments should go directly to creators, publishing houses, or literary estates, threatening to delay compensation and set complex precedents for future AI training data licensing. The unresolved distribution mechanism highlights the structural gaps in current copyright frameworks.

AI Policy & Copyright • The Decoder