Cosynd expands copyright protection for publishers and broadcasters

Cosynd has expanded its automated copyright registration platform into news, print and broadcast media as AI-driven search and content scraping pressure publisher revenue. The company says the new system helps publishers register work at scale, support enforcement and strengthen licensing leverage.

Why it matters: - AI is changing how journalism is found, reused and monetized. - Publishers are facing scraped content, AI-generated search summaries and falling referral traffic. - Copyright registration is a key step for infringement claims, statutory damages and licensing negotiations. - Cosynd’s expansion gives publishers a faster way to protect work across digital, print and broadcast formats.

What happened: - Cosynd announced an expansion into the news and broadcast industry on July 27, 2026. - The platform now covers news websites, printed publications and live broadcasts under one automated system. - Cosynd says more than 250 publishers already use its platform, including Forbes, USA Today, The Atlantic and Politico. - The company says those publishers reach 1.5 billion readers daily. - Cosynd says it already protects more than 30,000 hours of broadcast programming each month.

The details: - The platform uses the U.S. Copyright Office’s Group Registration of Updates to a News Website option, known as GRNW. - GRNW lets publishers register eligible content published in a month under one application instead of filing separately for each piece. - Eligible material can include articles, images, video and audio. - Publishers provide a website URL, and Cosynd captures homepage snapshots, organizes eligible content and prepares deposit materials. - Cosynd then submits compliant applications to the Copyright Office. - The company says the process reduces manual tracking and legal guesswork. - For publishers considering litigation, Cosynd works with law firms to use its registration records as evidentiary support. - Cosynd says those records serve as prima facie evidence of ownership. - Since launching in 2019, Cosynd says it has protected millions of assets used by creators, businesses and law firms.

Between the lines: - Jessica Sobhraj, Cosynd’s CEO, said copyright registration is becoming the foundation for enforcement and licensing in the AI era. - The move lands as AI-related copyright disputes intensify, including The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft and Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement with book authors and publishers. - Independent research has shown that AI-generated summaries can sharply reduce clicks to source pages, which hits ad-supported news revenue. - Recent Copyright Office rulemaking could broaden which publishers qualify for GRNW. - GRNW fees are set to rise from $95 to $275 per registration this fall unless Congress intervenes.

What’s next: - Cosynd is positioning the platform as a broader defense tool for publishers facing AI-driven reuse and traffic loss. - Publishers that register before the fee increase could lock in a lower-cost path to protection. - Cosynd says it wants more publishers, magazine brands and broadcasters to adopt automated registration as standard practice.

The bottom line: - Cosynd is betting that faster, cheaper copyright registration will become essential infrastructure for newsrooms trying to protect original reporting in the AI era. - More information is available here.