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On October 12, The New York Times, Agence France-Presse, and The Economist joined a coalition called SPUR, which now includes over 80 publishers across more than 20 countries. This group aims to prevent AI companies from using or profiting from publisher content without permission. Publishers are developing standards and technical systems to track AI usage of their content and facilitate licensing agreements, while also addressing the decline in referral traffic due to AI-generated search results that reduce website clicks.
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On October 12, The New York Times, Agence France-Presse, and The Economist joined a coalition called Standards for Publisher Usage Rights (SPUR) aimed at curbing unauthorized use of their content by artificial intelligence firms. The SPUR coalition, established in February, now has over 80 members across more than 20 countries, including founding members like the Financial Times, BBC, and Associated Press, as well as recent additions such as The Atlantic and Brazil’s National Association of Newspapers. Publishers are increasingly taking legal action against AI companies; for instance, USA Today sued OpenAI earlier in October over copyright infringement issues. The coalition is developing industry-wide standards to help publishers track and control how AI firms use their content.
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NYT, Economist among publishers joining coalition to curb unpaid AI use
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The New York Times, Agence France-Presse and The Economist on Oct 12 joined more than 40 publishers in a coalition aimed at preventing artificial intelligence firms from using or profiting from their content without permission.
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Times → join → permission
The Standards for Publisher Usage Rights (SPUR) coalition, launched in February, now has more than 80 members across over 20 countries.
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coalition → launch → countries
New members include The Atlantic and Brazil’s National Association of Newspapers, joining founding members such as the Financial Times, BBC and Associated Press.
asserted
members → include → Times
Publishers are stepping up legal efforts to prevent AI companies from using their content without permission to train large language models.
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Publishers → step → models
Earlier in October, USA Today and several newspapers it owns sued OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement.
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it → own → infringement
OpenAI and its backer, Microsoft, also face similar copyright claims from prominent authors and news organisations, including the New York Times.
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OpenAI → face → Times
SPUR, which is funded entirely by its members, is developing industry-wide standards and technical systems to help publishers track and control how AI companies use their content and facilitate licensing agreements, according to its website.
“Intellectual property protection and technological advancement can and must co-exist,” Rebecca Grossman-Cohen, the New York Times’ head of strategic partnerships and chief of staff, said in a statement.
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Cohen → fund → statement
Publishers are also grappling with declining referral traffic as search engines roll out AI-generated answers that allow users to consume information without clicking through to websites.
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users → grapple → websites
Google organic-search referrals to more than 2,500 websites fell 33% globally between November 2024 and November 2025, according to a Reuters Institute report, citing data from Chartbeat.
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referrals → fall → Chartbeat
SPUR said it recently introduced its Content Telemetry Standard, designed to standardise how AI agents record and report their use of media content, as part of efforts to ensure creators are compensated for their work.
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creators → say → work
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