The Dutch Association of Journalists (NVJ), the Authors’ Union (Auteursbond), and writers’ rights organisation Lira Foundation have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Meta, enjoining the parent company of Facebook and Instagram to using copyrighted material written by Dutch authors, reporters, and translators to train its Llama artificial intelligence models. NVJ General Secretary Thomas Bruning said the letter was a first step. If Meta fails to address the issue exposed in the letter, the organ...

Five leaders of British media groups have joined forces to establish the SPUR (Standards for Publisher Usage Rights) coalition, with the mission to establish shared technical standards and responsible licensing frameworks as a response to the development of AI. The guidelines and standards will "ensure AI developers can access high quality, reliable journalism in legitimate, responsible and convenient ways, while guaranteeing that publishers retain practical control of their content and receive ...

Primary Wave, the New York-based music asset management company, is reportedly in "advanced stages" of considering a bid to acquire independent music publisher Kobalt Music Group, in a deal that would combine catalogues with a market value of $7 billion, according to a report from Billboard. Billboard estimates that Primary Wave’s portfolio has a value close to $6 billion, while Kobalt was worth $750 million when the company was acquired in 2022 by a group of investors led by Francisco Partners....