MBW digs through new patent filings describing a 'media rights platform' that sits between rightsholders, gen AI systems, and the end users who want to prompt AI to create derivative works from copyrighted music
The expansion comes six months after YouTube started rolling out the tool in October, which was limited to a specific set of creators with YouTube channels.
Drake's lawyers argued that the judge committed “reversible error” by considering materials outside the complaint and drawing conclusions against the rapper.
Bill Werde, Director of the Bandier Music Business Program at Syracuse University, argues that 2026 is the year artists should finally unionize – wielding joint leverage to improve things for anyone who’s ever stood in front of a mic…