SPUR Adds the New York Times, the Atlantic and the Economist, Topping 80 Members
Summary
SPUR added more than 40 members on Tuesday, including The New York Times, The Atlantic and The Economist, bringing the coalition to 80 members across more than 20 countries. Formed in February 2026, SPUR pushes licensing as the default for AI use of copyrighted media. It published a Content Telemetry Standard to track training data.
Key Points
- SPUR spokesperson David Buttle says publishers fought in silos for scant reward.
- The New York Times brings a 2023 copyright infringement suit against OpenAI and Microsoft to SPUR.
- Rebecca Grossman-Cohen says copyright protections should not be unilaterally set by tech platforms.