Amazon Is Investigating Perplexity Over Claims of Scraping Abuse In recent months, Amazon has found itself embroiled in a controversy concerning the alleged abuse of scraping by third-party sellers on its platform. This practice, which involves the use of automated tools to extract data from websites, has raised concerns over the potential misuse of customer… Continue reading Amazon Is Investigating Perplexity Over Claims of Scraping Abuse
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The New York Times prohibits AI vendors from scraping its content without permission
The New York Times (NYT) recently announced that they are restricting access to their content via AI systems without permission. This is an important move for the media company, as it seeks to protect its content from unauthorized usage. For many years, the NYT has put in a lot of effort to protect its content… Continue reading The New York Times prohibits AI vendors from scraping its content without permission
Record Label UMG Begs Spotify and Apple Music to Stop AI Scraping
In a recent letter, the world’s largest record label, Universal Music Group (UMG), has made a plea to streaming giant Spotify and Apple Music. UMG asked both companies to cease “unauthorized scraping” of its music and audio recordings by artificial intelligence (AI) tools being used by the two companies. The letter, obtained by Variety magazine,… Continue reading Record Label UMG Begs Spotify and Apple Music to Stop AI Scraping
UMG tells Apple and Spotify to block AI lyric, melody scraping
The music industry has been disrupted by artificial intelligence lately, and the recent move by Universal Music Group (UMG) could see further changes. The Universal Music Group has reportedly issued an order to Apple Music and Spotify instructing them to block AI technology used to scrape lyrics and melodies from its copyrighted content. This move… Continue reading UMG tells Apple and Spotify to block AI lyric, melody scraping