Issue 13
Spotify reportedly plans early 2027 launch of AI remix and cover service at $4–5 a month
According to a Financial Times report, Spotify plans to launch an AI-based remix and cover tool in the first quarter of 2027, and could unveil it in February around the Grammy Awards. It may cost…
tool · globalSpotify reports excluding over 50 million AI tracks from recommendations, Deezer 42 million
Spotify has removed more than 50 million AI-generated or spam-like tracks from recommendations this year, and Deezer has excluded more than 42 million since January 2025. Deezer promises a feature…
megegyezés · Egyesült ÁllamokAnthropic settlement: payments start in November as authors complain about the process
The first payments from the $1.5 billion Bartz v. Anthropic settlement are due the week of November 23. Authors report that publishers take half of the money, textbook authors have written to the…
lawsuit · United StatesReservoir sues Suno and Anthropic, claiming over $285 million
Music publisher Reservoir sued Suno and Anthropic on 21 October 2026 over songs, lyrics and rap producer tags. According to reports, it seeks $47.58 million for the removal of authorship credits…
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More key stories of the week
Hollywood figures and US lawmakers back licensing in the NYT–OpenAI case
The Human Consent Foundation, backed by Cate Blanchett, and Hollywood stars supported a brief in the New York Times–OpenAI lawsuit, arguing that Hollywood has proven licensing infrastructure…
megegyezés · Egyesült ÁllamokSAG-AFTRA video game performers reach tentative AI agreement after 11 months on strike
SAG-AFTRA's video game performers have reached a tentative agreement on AI after 11 months of strike action. Britain's Equity also welcomed the members' persistence.
regulation · United StatesAcademy: Oscars will always reward human excellence, with rules centring on human authorship and acting
Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor told Variety in Tokyo that the Oscars will always reward human achievement. Under the rules for the 99th Academy Awards, acting roles must be "demonstrably…
piac · ÁzsiaChina's first fully AI-generated feature film flops at the box office
Bona Film Group's AI experiment Sanxingdui: Future Past took in about $180,000 over its first four days in cinemas. Hungarian reports say audiences averaged roughly two viewers per screening, and…
case · United StatesMusk's AI-made Odyssey series gets harsh reviews for its first episode
Elon Musk, working with Wonder Studios and using Grok Imagine, released the seven-minute first episode of The Odyssey on X. Reviews from The Guardian, The Independent and Euronews are unfavourable…
díj · Európai UnióAfter the Orélien case, a prize for AI-assisted literature is set up in France
A Swedish publisher says novelist Thélyson Orélien used AI to write the novel, a case that has shaken the literary world. In response, three tech entrepreneurs founded the Prix Pascal de Littérature…
case · globalAI detector false accusations: authors say their human-written text was classed as machine-made
Editors increasingly use flawed AI detectors to screen submissions, leaving falsely accused writers in a difficult position. The article examines what a machine classification actually means.
case · United KingdomGruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler considers legal action against AI firms
Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo, says AI companies infringe copyright when they regenerate his work as Gruffalo images. He is considering legal action.
lawsuit · United StatesPublishing associations file amicus brief in copyright case against OpenAI
Four publishing associations, including the AAP and the IBPA, filed a brief backing the summary judgment motion by the Authors Guild and other groups in the case against OpenAI.
lawsuit · United StatesApple moves to quash Suno subpoena over Apple Music data in UMG case
In UMG v. Suno, Apple is opposing Suno's request for Apple Music data, saying it would protect private label agreements and royalty terms. Both sides are issuing subpoenas, and the data disclosed…
megegyezés · Egyesült ÁllamokSAG-AFTRA members ratify four-year TV animation contracts with AI protections
SAG-AFTRA members have approved new four-year TV animation contracts that include AI protections and pay increases. Another report says Hollywood has locked in its AI rules until 2030.
regulationAustralian copyright change would make AI training legal on Australian soil; creators protest
Under the proposed Australian legislation, using any author's work for AI purposes would be legal if it takes place in Australia, and the Authors Guild has joined the protests. Australian authors and…