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Copyright Laws Help All Players, Says US News Chief

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The growing licensing market for content is key to the sustainable growth for both AI companies and the publishing industry, News Media Alliance chief Danielle Coffey says.

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Danielle Coffey, head of the News Media Alliance, argues that robust licensing markets for high-quality content are essential for the sustainable growth of both AI developers and publishers. The discussion emphasizes that AI companies must compensate creators through licensing deals rather than utilizing data under broad fair use claims. While primarily focused on economic sustainability and copyright, the article highlights the intersection of intellectual property and the foundational data used to train frontier AI systems. Such legal and governance frameworks are increasingly seen as pivotal in managing the influence and fair deployment of large-scale AI models globally.

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