Every claim in “Why now,” cited
Primary filings and reputable reporting for each figure and legal claim referenced on this site. Legislative status is noted explicitly where a bill has not yet passed.
Regulation
“The EU AI Act now requires general-purpose AI providers to maintain copyright-compliance policies and publish summaries of their training data.”
EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), Article 53(1)(c)–(d) · in effect since Aug 2, 2025
artificialintelligenceact.eu — high-level summary
“Proposed bipartisan legislation like the TRAIN Act signals the same direction — not law yet, but real momentum.”
H.R. 7209, TRAIN Act, introduced Jan 22, 2026 (Reps. Dean, D-PA & Moran, R-TX) · introduced, not enacted
congress.gov — full bill text
Litigation
“Publishers v. Meta over Llama's training data”
Elsevier Inc. et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al., No. 1:26-cv-03689 (S.D.N.Y., filed May 5, 2026) · active
Holland & Knight — case summary
“Jamendo v. Nvidia”
Jamendo S.A. v. Nvidia Corp. (N.D. Cal., filed Jun 22, 2026) · seeking ≈$20.3M in damages · active
Music Business Worldwide — filing coverage
“NYT v. OpenAI”
The New York Times Co. v. Microsoft Corp. et al., No. 1:23-cv-11195 (S.D.N.Y.) · active, copyright claims proceeding
CourtListener — full docket
Proof of payment
“Meta's licensing deal with News Corp is reported at up to $50 million a year.”
3-year agreement, US & UK content · first reported by The Wall Street Journal, Mar 2026
Editor & Publisher — deal coverage
“Amazon's deal with the New York Times is reported at $20–25 million a year.”
Reported by The Wall Street Journal, referenced in coverage of the subsequent Meta–News Corp deal
Editor & Publisher — corroborating coverage
Figures reflect reported deal values at time of publication and may change. Legislative status is current as of this page's last update and should be reverified before external use, since bill status can change quickly.