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Music-licensing startup Audiosocket hits play on effort to get more digital creators using its products

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Audiosocket Photo) TikTok videos posted by Charli D’Amelio , Miss Universe , and the Philadelphia Eagles are quite different from one another, but they share something in common thanks to a Seattle startup. On TikTok, the video-sharing social giant, Audiosocket’s artists are trending, amassing more than 300 million views this year.

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Nintendo's updated social media guidelines target modified games, leaks from data mining

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Nintendo's Game Content Guidelines for Online Video & Image Sharing Platforms, which have been updated for the first time since 2018, now include a section that states it will target: " features unauthorized game consoles and/or software not licensed by Nintendo or features video, images, sound sources, etc., that cannot.

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Unity’s Marc Whitten shares apology note following backlash to controversial licensing policies

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(LinkedIn Photo) After more than a week of controversy, Unity Technologies posted an apology letter to its community and promised to undo or rollback many of the changes it had planned to make to the licensing agreements for its game engine Unity. Unity, which has an office in Bellevue, Wash.,

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Twitch now lets anyone host an online movie party with the Amazon Prime Video library

The Verge

Watch parties have taken off in general over the last few months as people stuck at home figure out ways to make watching TV shows and movies more social and interactive. Although the function will soon be available globally, licensing complications brought on by geographical locations will affect what viewers see.

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How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

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Rec Room screenshot) Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. It’s definitely helped with our productivity in general, so we don’t have to watch and rewatch our gameplay videos,” said Joey Thigpen, co-lead developer. Bellevue, Wash.-based

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Rec Room teams up with NFL in latest partnership for Seattle gaming startup

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American football fans who use the Rec Room social gaming app can now grab their favorite team’s gear for their in-app avatars, just in time for the NFL playoffs. A new pop-up shop in the Rec Room app lets users purchase licensed NFL hoodies and hats for their avatars to wear. (Rec Room Image).

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Facebook strikes News Corp deal to license news from Australian media outlets

The Verge

Facebook last month shut off the ability for Australian users and media organizations to share news links in the country , and now it seems the company’s extraordinary measure has resulted in a compromise for the most interested parties as media giant News Corp has struck a licensing deal with the social network.