Elon Musk's X escapes most of lawsuit over copyrighted songs
The 17 music publishers had sued X of infringing copyrights on nearly 1,700 songs by letting people post music online without permission.
Wed Mar 06 2024
As Google pushes deeper into AI, publishers see fresh challenges
Search Generative Experience (SGE), uses AI to create summaries in response to some search queries.
Sun Oct 22 2023
Twitter hit with US$250 million copyright lawsuit from music publishers
Seventeen music publishers, who hold the rights to music from artists including Drake, Taylor Swift and Adele, filed the joint lawsuit.
Thu Jun 15 2023
8 Southeast Asian publishers participate in Data and Insights Launchpad 2022
The program aims to help publishers understand the value of audience data and insights through a reader survey.
Wed Feb 08 2023
Twitter unveils 'official' label for top accounts
The new tag would include "govt accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some public figures".
Thu Nov 10 2022
Australian billionaire to help publishers strike content deal with Google, Facebook
Forrest's Minderoo Foundation on Monday said it would submit an application with the country's competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Mon Nov 22 2021
Amid Facebook fracas, Australia moves to update defamation laws
A court ruling that publishers can be liable for public comments on online forums like Facebook sent shockwaves through the media industry.
Thu Oct 07 2021
Google ties up with 30 publishers to start news platform in COVID-ravaged India
Google will pay the partnering publishers for their online content and allow them to curate it.
Tue May 18 2021
Ariana Grande settles lawsuit claiming she stole '7 Rings'
Josh Stone reveals the settlement with Grande and 13 other defendants, including her publishers and several songwriters.
Wed Mar 17 2021
Facebook says it inadvertently blocked content during Australia news ban
Facebook said the news ban was related to a "fundamental misunderstanding" of the relationship between the company and news publishers.
Wed Feb 24 2021
Time to get tough with 'bully' Facebook, UK lawmaker and publishers say
The move by the 17-year-old Facebook shocked Australia and sent shivers through the global news industry.
Thu Feb 18 2021
Facebook blocks news from Australia, dozens of public information pages wiped
Facebook said in its statement that the law "fundamentally misunderstands" the relationship between itself and publishers.
Thu Feb 18 2021
Facebook blocks news content in Australia as it blasts proposed law
Australian users will not be able read or share news content on Facebook news feeds, and Australian news publishers will be restricted from posting or sharing content on Facebook pages.
Wed Feb 17 2021
Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to derail Canberra's content payment law
Tech giant Google launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers.
Fri Feb 05 2021
Google says it will shut search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news
Australia is on course to pass laws that would make the Big Tech giants negotiate payments with local publishers and broadcasters for content.
Fri Jan 22 2021