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Napster just sold for $207 million

Engadget

Napster holds numerous licenses to stream millions of songs, which is what made it an attractive prospect to Infinite Reality. Current Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos says that the purchase will allow artists to create crazy environments that are really only limited by their imaginations. . "The most legendary collab?!

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How artists and scientists see tree branches similarly

Fast Company Tech

Do artists and scientists see the same thing in the shape of trees? Piet Mondrian was an early 20th-century abstract artist and art theorist obsessed with simplicity and essence of form. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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Google Images is making it easier to license photo rights

The Verge

Google is rolling out an update to Google Images designed to make it easier to license photographs or pictures that are covered by copyright. The change could help publishers, photographers, and artists get in front of their audience, while also helping users find images that they have a right to use.

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TikTok and Sony Music reach a long-awaited licensing deal

The Verge

TikTok and Sony Music Entertainment have reached a licensing deal that will keep bringing songs from the record group’s roster of hit artists to the shortform video app. TikTok is paying “a significant increase” over its previous licensing deal, according to Bloomberg. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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A TikToker sues Roblox for using her viral Charli XCX dance without permission

Fast Company Tech

In a lawsuit filed last week in Los Angeles, Kelley Heyerthe creator of the dance set to Charli XCXs hit songalleges that Roblox used her choreography in the update before finalizing negotiations to officially license the dance, as first reported by Polygon.

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This startup wants to train art-generating AI strictly on licensed images

TechCrunch

Two companies behind popular AI art tools, Midjourney and Stability AI, are entangled in a legal case that alleges they infringed on the rights of millions of artists by training their tools on web-scraped images. Generative AI, particularly text-to-image AI, is attracting as many lawsuits as it is venture dollars.

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Spotify's licensing deal for Joe Rogan podcast reportedly worth north of $100 million

TechSpot

The comedian, actor, television host, martial artist and UFC commentator has signed a deal with the streaming audio platform that’ll see his show get picked up later this year. Joe Rogan is taking his talents to Spotify. Here are all the details you need to know.

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