Issue 14

Nov 2–8, 2026 · 55 stories · 8 of which from Hungary

Viewpoint

Hollywood, music groups and publishers file amicus briefs backing the New York Times against OpenAI

The Music Artists Coalition, CAA, WME, a coalition led by Cate Blanchett, writers' guilds, book and magazine publishers, and RIAA, NMPA, ASCAP, BMI and other music organisations have filed briefs in the New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI. More than 50 amicus briefs were submitted ahead of the summary judgment ruling in the case.

Nov 2, 2026 · 19 sources

Who is affected and how

piac · globális

Spotify plans paid AI remixes for early 2027 as artists split

According to the Financial Times, Spotify is preparing an AI-based remix and cover feature that may carry an extra fee (up to $5 a month in some reports) and could launch in early 2027. Several…

ruling · United States

Judge doubts specificity of piracy claims in music publishers' second suit against Anthropic

In the music publishers' second lawsuit against Anthropic, the judge expressed doubts about whether the piracy allegations are specific enough. The court has for now dismissed the direct infringement…

case · European Union

Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada admits using ChatGPT in his award-winning novel

Philippe Jaenada, this year's Prix Goncourt winner, said on French radio that he used ChatGPT in three places to play with the reader. The prize organisers had earlier removed Thélyson Orélien's book…

megegyezés · Egyesült Államok

Anthropic signs first publisher licensing deal with AP; education authors dispute settlement allocation

Anthropic has signed its first publisher licensing agreement, with the AP, marking the first time it has paid a news publisher. Meanwhile, educational authors are asking for relief over how claims…

Hungary

szakmai állásfoglalásEU advocate general: Gemini may infringe press publishers' rights in Like Company case díjHungarian AI short film ROAR wins $10,000 prize in Higgsfield contest szakmai állásfoglalásReaders still want books written by humans, but publishing already uses AI szakmai állásfoglalásHungarian composers on AI: Dés László, Madarász Iván and another composer szakmai állásfoglalásTheatre and AI: the Kolibri Theatre and the Târgu Mureș theatre studies days díjCamerimage opens with Artificial; Darren Aronofsky receives honorary award caseBudapest Filmathon: participants shoot a short film in hours with AI help szakmai állásfoglalásPainter Radák Eszter: AI need not be excluded from painting

In brief

researchAI translations sound convincing but hide errors; Canada's GCTranslate keeps making mistakes caseSpotify's spam filtering may affect legitimate music caseAI detector false positives flag indie musicians and an award-winning novel caseArc Raiders developers say genAI voice was necessary, but key missions are being re-recorded with actors.caseDisney tests AI-generated lyric videos; OpenAI deploys a Hollywood lobbyist.caseDior's Christmas animation faces AI accusations; Cartoon Brew apologizes piacWeta FX chief says Hollywood has moved from banning generative AI to demanding an AI strategy; deal signed with TAICCA piacAI is cutting small-brand art commissions in India while game studios still pay Southeast Asian artists perEminem's publisher Eight Mile Style sues Suno for $41 million piacChina's first AI-generated film, Sanxingdui: Future Past, flops with audiences piaciQIYI opens China's first AI film studio in Shanghai perGEMA demands output remuneration as Slovak music bodies also fight Suno toolOpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic introduce a shared signal for websites to opt out of AI bots díjAI film festivals worldwide: Seoul, Japan, Brazil, China and Silicon Valley caseSouth African author made R17 million in a year writing novels with AI toolSuno enables song generation via MCP in ChatGPT and Claude casesWooZie defends AI video after animator Ashley Nichols objects to use of her character design perUMG, Sony and Suno linked to subpoena over DistroKid AI music data piacE.l.f., Prada and Levi's choose handcrafted Christmas campaigns over AI regulationWho owns AI-generated content? US copyright rules explained researchAI meets rejection in US museums as visitors cling to human creativity caseNile Rodgers defends his new AI-made music video against criticism regulationEurope rethinks copyright rules: who pays when AI takes from creators?regulationPennsylvania enacts law requiring disclosure of AI-generated advertising caseAI arms race in live ticketing: bots hit Raye, Sam Fender and Garth Brooks sales caseEdgar Wright says he did not authorize AI remaster of Spaced caseIndian director drops human musicians and uses only AI-generated music in his films kiállításMuseums in the Netherlands, Florida and Seoul stage exhibitions on AI and art caseAlain Sachs stages Paris comedy built around a play said to be written by AI caseNovelist traces AI-written fake fan mail to a scam compound

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Issue 14

Hollywood, music groups and publishers file amicus briefs backing the New York Times against OpenAI

Who is affected and how

Spotify plans paid AI remixes for early 2027 as artists split

Judge doubts specificity of piracy claims in music publishers' second suit against Anthropic

Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada admits using ChatGPT in his award-winning novel

Anthropic signs first publisher licensing deal with AP; education authors dispute settlement allocation

Hungary

More key stories of the week

Deezer: AI tracks are arriving in bulk; UMG urges changes to streaming remuneration.

SAG-AFTRA approved the four-year AMPTP agreement with AI protections; Nolan on the DGA.

SAG-AFTRA animation voice actors win consent requirements for AI dubbing

ElevenLabs lets ElevenMusic users publish AI music directly on SoundCloud and joins DDEX

Grimes to star in Gods Don't Give Gifts, billed as the first AI-generated film in theaters

BAFTA rules out AI actors, so Tilly Norwood cannot be nominated for 2027 film awards

Amicus briefs also filed for OpenAI and Microsoft, citing creativity and competition

Tamil Nadu orders probe into library book row over fake authors, fake publishers and AI-written books

New AI copyright suits: Jamendo v. NVIDIA, Seattle Times, Daily News v. Brave, Alphabet

IFPI would exclude AI songs from charts while AI music tops Korean charts and iTunes

Netflix launches AI Discover recommendations and has used generative AI on about 300 titles

Suno cites free speech in asking court to dismiss Jason Isbell lawsuit

In brief