Tag: licensing

AI-powered music creator Suno is at odds with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment over how users may share AI-generated tracks. Both majors demand that songs stay within the app, while Suno wants broader distribution. The dispute follows a 2024 copyright lawsuit that also involved Warner Records, which later settled. Suno’s clash highlights the music industry’s struggle to reconcile AI creativity with traditional licensing models. Leggi di più

OpenAI announced the shutdown of Sora, its AI-powered social video platform that sought to blend TikTok-style feeds with deepfake technology. Launched as an invite‑only service, the app generated buzz but failed to sustain user interest, leading the company to end the product without providing a timeline or detailed explanation. While the underlying Sora 2 model remains available through ChatGPT, the decision marks the end of OpenAI's experiment with an AI‑first social feed and raises questions about the future of deepfake‑centric applications. Leggi di più

Metadata company Gracenote, owned by Nielsen, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging unauthorized and unpaid use of its entertainment metadata and the framework that connects that information. The complaint asserts that OpenAI ignored Gracenote’s attempts to negotiate a licensing agreement and instead copied the data to develop commercially valuable AI products. Gracenote highlights that most AI lawsuits have focused on training data, but this case adds alleged infringement of the dataset’s structure. The company recently partnered with other tech firms on AI projects, underscoring the growing legal tension between data owners and AI developers. Leggi di più

Suno, the AI-powered music creation platform, announced that it now has 2 million paid subscribers and generates $300 million in annual recurring revenue. The growth follows a recent $250 million funding round that valued the company at $2.45 billion. While the service has enabled users with little musical experience to produce chart‑ready tracks, it has also faced copyright lawsuits from musicians and record labels. A settlement with Warner Music Group now allows Suno to use licensed catalog music, and viral user‑generated songs have led to high‑value record deals. Leggi di più

OpenAI’s 2026 strategy, outlined by CFO Sarah Friar, centers on practical AI adoption across health, science, and enterprise. The company is investing heavily in infrastructure—about $1.4 trillion in commitments as of November—and aims to close the gap between AI capabilities and real‑world use. User metrics are at all‑time highs, driven by a flywheel of compute, research, products, and monetization. New initiatives include advertising, the worldwide ChatGPT Go subscription, and emerging business models such as licensing, IP agreements, and outcome‑based pricing. OpenAI also hints at hardware devices developed with designer Jony Ive. Leggi di più

ElevenLabs has introduced an online marketplace that lets companies license AI‑generated replicas of famous voices for advertising and other content. The platform connects brands with the owners of iconic vocal talent, offering a consent‑based, performer‑first licensing model. Voices are created using cloning technology or synthetic reconstruction from archival recordings, and the initial catalog features 28 verified figures ranging from historical icons like Mark Twain to living celebrities such as Michael Caine. Leggi di più

The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, has asked major AI developers to stop scraping the encyclopedia’s data for free and instead pay to use its Enterprise API. The nonprofit argues that AI models need high‑quality, human‑curated information, but the massive traffic and server load caused by unsanctioned scraping threaten Wikipedia’s sustainability. While some companies, including Google, previously reached commercial agreements, many have not responded to the request. The foundation’s appeal adds to a broader movement by online publishers seeking compensation for the use of their content by AI systems. Leggi di più

OpenAI has started offering paid extensions for its Sora AI video‑generation tool. Users can purchase an extra ten video generations for $4 through the Apple App Store, supplementing the existing limit of thirty free generations per day. Company officials say the free quota may be lowered in the future as GPU capacity becomes a constraint. OpenAI also hinted at a broader monetization strategy that would let right‑sholders license their copyrighted characters, artwork, or likenesses for cameo‑style uses, a move that comes amid a trademark lawsuit from Cameo. Leggi di più

Adobe unveiled a suite of AI‑driven audio tools within its Firefly platform, letting creators generate background music, speech, and sound effects directly from text prompts. The new features include a generate‑speech engine with dozens of voices in multiple languages, a generate‑soundtrack tool that produces royalty‑free music matched to video content, and expanded partnerships with ElevenLabs and Topaz Labs. Adobe also introduced licensing that lets users employ AI‑created music indefinitely. The updates aim to give creators more control and flexibility while simplifying the workflow for audio‑rich projects. Leggi di più

Reddit has filed a lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity and three data‑scraping companies—SerApi, OxyLabs and AWMProxy—accusing them of extracting Reddit content from search results without a license. The complaint alleges that the defendants used the scraped material to power AI answer engines, violating Reddit’s licensing terms. Reddit, which has begun licensing its data to major tech firms, is seeking damages and an injunction to stop further unauthorized use. The case underscores the growing tension between online platforms and AI developers over the use of publicly available content for training models. Leggi di più