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Record	Kind	As stated	Dated
Shutterstock to Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple: Hundreds of millions of images, videos and music files for training; buyer identities per a person familiar, price range per Shutterstock's CFO.	Licensing deal	$25 million to $50 million each initially; most later expanded	5 Apr 2024
Freepik to Two undisclosed large tech companies: Majority of Freepik's 200-million-image archive; five more similar deals said to be in the pipeline.	Licensing deal	Not disclosed	5 Apr 2024
Photobucket to Undisclosed tech companies (in talks): IN TALKS, NO SIGNED DEAL REPORTED: licensing of Photobucket's 13 billion photos and videos for generative AI training; rates discussed by the CEO.	Licensing deal	Rates discussed in negotiations, no deal confirmed	5 Apr 2024
Defined.ai to Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft: Marketplace price points stated by Defined.ai's CEO for licensed training data (earnings split with content providers).	Licensing deal	Rates vary by buyer and content type	5 Apr 2024

Shutterstock to Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple: Hundreds of millions of images, videos and music files for training; buyer identities per a person familiar, price range per Shutterstock's CFO.
Kind
Licensing deal
As stated
$25 million to $50 million each initially; most later expanded
Dated
5 Apr 2024
Freepik to Two undisclosed large tech companies: Majority of Freepik's 200-million-image archive; five more similar deals said to be in the pipeline.
Kind
Licensing deal
As stated
Not disclosed
Dated
5 Apr 2024
Photobucket to Undisclosed tech companies (in talks): IN TALKS, NO SIGNED DEAL REPORTED: licensing of Photobucket's 13 billion photos and videos for generative AI training; rates discussed by the CEO.
Kind
Licensing deal
As stated
Rates discussed in negotiations, no deal confirmed
Dated
5 Apr 2024
Defined.ai to Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft: Marketplace price points stated by Defined.ai's CEO for licensed training data (earnings split with content providers).
Kind
Licensing deal
As stated
Rates vary by buyer and content type
Dated
5 Apr 2024

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