Who Wins, Who Sues, Who Pays the Price

The Tow Center tracked interactions between news publishers and major artificial intelligence firms, finding a fractured mix of content licensing deals, grants, and copyright lawsuits. Most transactions and lawsuits concentrate in North America and Europe, while African publishers lack legal leverage to secure deals or sue. For legal and media professionals, this creates uneven legal protections and murky compensation terms across global markets.

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