NYT, AFP and Economist join SPUR coalition on AI use of news
The New York Times, Agence France-Presse, and The Economist have joined a coalition that wants AI companies to stop using news without permission, the group said on Monday.
The coalition, known as SPUR Standards for Publisher Usage Rights, has now reached over 80 members across more than 20 countries.
It was founded in February by the BBC, the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Telegraph and Sky News, with the Associated Press joining later.
The Atlantic, ITV News, The Observer, L’Equipe, Radio France, NZZ, and Germany’s publishers’ association BDZV are also on board, according to a list published by Press Gazette. So are press groups from Japan, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico.
“Intellectual property protection and technological advancement can and must co-exist,” said Rebecca Grossman-Cohen, who leads strategic partnerships at The New York Times.
SPUR does not license content on behalf of its members, who still strike their own deals with...
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