Microsoft says it's building an app store for AI content licensing

"Microsoft says it is working on the Publisher Content Marketplace (PCM), an AI licensing hub that shows usage terms set by publishers. That way, AI companies can easily shop the terms and set up deals to use online content for "grounding" their AI models, while the content owners get usage-based reporting to help set prices."

"Microsoft says it's been codesigning PCM with companies including Verge parent Vox Media, The Associated Press, Condé Nast, People, and others. The AI boom has been largely fueled by content ingested without payment, and many of the previously mentioned publishers have filed lawsuits and/or arranged content licensing deals as traffic from traditional sources drops. Some, like The New York Times and The Intercept, have filed copyright lawsuits against both Microsoft and OpenAI."

Microsoft is building the Publisher Content Marketplace (PCM), an AI licensing hub that displays publisher-set usage terms. The PCM enables AI companies to browse those terms and arrange deals to use online content to ground AI models. Content owners receive usage-based reporting designed to support pricing decisions. Microsoft codesigned PCM with publishers including Vox Media (parent of The Verge), The Associated Press, Condé Nast, and People. The AI surge has relied on content ingested without payment, prompting publishers to pursue licensing deals and file lawsuits. Some publishers, such as The New York Times and The Intercept, have filed copyright suits against Microsoft and OpenAI. A publisher-backed open standard, Really Simple Licensing (RSL), embeds licensing rules into sites to dictate how bots should pay for scraping.

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