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  "name": "Data Price Index",
  "description": "A public list of what company records and content have sold or licensed for, from press reports, court records and filings. Updated monthly. Not an offer. Not an appraisal.",
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  "currency": "USD",
  "corrections": "hello@yourdataworth.com",
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      "date": "2026-10-23",
      "what": "De-identified patient records licensed by Tempus AI",
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      "figure_high": 100,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "per delivered record",
      "figure": "$100",
      "publisher": "Tempus AI Form 8-K",
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      "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001717115/000119312526429533/d135568d8k.htm",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "tempus-health-records-total-2026",
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      "date": "2026-10-23",
      "what": "Tempus AI license of de-identified neurology patient records to a related drug developer",
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      "figure_high": 55000000,
      "currency": "USD",
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      "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001717115/000119312526429533/d135568d8k.htm",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "airline-auction-2026",
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      "what": "Spirit Airlines email, chat and records archive, sold to Google at a court-supervised bankruptcy auction",
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      "figure_high": 10000000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "winning bid",
      "figure": "$10 million",
      "publisher": "MIT Technology Review",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/13/1145755/ai-labs-buying-data-from-dead-startups-to-train-models/",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "founder-code-base-2026",
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      "figure_high": 25000,
      "currency": "USD",
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      "figure": "About $25,000",
      "publisher": "MIT Technology Review",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/13/1145755/ai-labs-buying-data-from-dead-startups-to-train-models/",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "founder-workspace-2026",
      "category": "wind_down",
      "date": "2026-10-13",
      "what": "Workspace data of the same closed startup, from Google, Notion, Figma and Slack (pending)",
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      "figure_high": 15000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": "about",
      "unit": "one workspace, pending",
      "figure": "About $15,000",
      "publisher": "MIT Technology Review",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/13/1145755/ai-labs-buying-data-from-dead-startups-to-train-models/",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "wind-down-platform-total-2026",
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      "date": "2026-10-13",
      "what": "Code and workspace data from more than 150 wind-down deals at one platform",
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      "figure_high": 10000000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": "over",
      "unit": "expected to sellers by the end of 2026",
      "figure": "Over $10 million",
      "publisher": "MIT Technology Review",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/13/1145755/ai-labs-buying-data-from-dead-startups-to-train-models/",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "spirit-airlines-backup-bid-2026",
      "category": "landmark",
      "date": "2026-08-17",
      "what": "Spirit Airlines records archive, backup bid from an AI data company",
      "figure_low": 7500000,
      "figure_high": 7500000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "backup bid",
      "figure": "$7.5 million",
      "publisher": "AI Weekly (citing Bloomberg Law)",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://aiweekly.co/alerts/google-wins-spirit-airlines-bankruptcy-data-auction-for-10m",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "spirit-airlines-google-notice-2026",
      "category": "landmark",
      "date": "2026-08-17",
      "what": "Spirit Airlines archive of about 100 million emails and 500 million chat messages, in a bankruptcy court notice",
      "figure_low": 10000000,
      "figure_high": 10000000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "bid in the court notice",
      "figure": "$10 million",
      "publisher": "Bloomberg Law",
      "publisher_type": "court_record",
      "url": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/google-aims-to-boost-ai-with-purchase-of-spirit-airlines-data",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "wind-down-typical-payout",
      "category": "wind_down",
      "date": "2026-04-17",
      "what": "Slack, email, Jira and code archives of shut-down startups, as reported by a wind-down firm",
      "figure_low": 10000,
      "figure_high": 100000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "per company",
      "figure": "$10,000 to $100,000",
      "publisher": "Gizmodo",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://gizmodo.com/failed-companies-are-selling-old-slack-chats-and-email-archives-to-train-ai-2000747916",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "creator-video-hour-2025",
      "category": "per_unit",
      "date": "2025-10-31",
      "what": "One creator's licensed video library, about 1,000 hours in a year",
      "figure_low": 33,
      "figure_high": 33,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": "more than",
      "unit": "per hour of video used",
      "figure": "More than $33",
      "publisher": "Semafor",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/10/30/2025/the-ai-boom-is-turning-old-content-into-cash-cows-for-creators",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "amazon-nyt-2025",
      "category": "landmark",
      "date": "2025-07-31",
      "what": "New York Times content licensed to Amazon",
      "figure_low": 20000000,
      "figure_high": 25000000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "per year",
      "figure": "$20 million to $25 million",
      "publisher": "eWeek (citing Wall Street Journal)",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://www.eweek.com/news/amazon-new-york-times-licensing-deal-ai-training/",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "video-1-4-per-minute",
      "category": "per_unit",
      "date": "2025-01-11",
      "what": "Unpublished creator video bought by AI labs",
      "figure_low": 1,
      "figure_high": 4,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "per minute",
      "figure": "$1 to $4",
      "publisher": "The Decoder (citing Bloomberg)",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://the-decoder.com/openai-and-google-are-buying-youtubers-unpublished-videos-for-up-to-4-per-minute/",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "wiley-ai-total-44m",
      "category": "landmark",
      "date": "2024-12-05",
      "what": "Wiley total from two AI rights deals for scholarly content",
      "figure_low": 44000000,
      "figure_high": 44000000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "total, two deals",
      "figure": "$44 million",
      "publisher": "Publishers Weekly",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/96660-wiley-looks-ahead-after-a-solid-second-quarter.html",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "wiley-ai-one-time-23m",
      "category": "landmark",
      "date": "2024-08-30",
      "what": "Wiley income from AI deals for scholarly books and journals",
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      "figure_high": 23000000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "fiscal year to April 2024",
      "figure": "$23 million",
      "publisher": "InfoDocket (quoting The Bookseller)",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://www.infodocket.com/2024/08/30/report-wiley-set-to-earn-44m-from-ai-rights-deals-confirms-no-opt-out-for-authors/",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "film-tv-hd-minute-2024",
      "category": "per_unit",
      "date": "2024-08-20",
      "what": "Film and TV content in HD, as listed by a content aggregator",
      "figure_low": 6.25,
      "figure_high": 6.25,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "per minute",
      "figure": "$6.25",
      "publisher": "Italy Meets Hollywood",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://italymeetshollywood.com/2024/08/content-licensing-for-training-ai-how-licensing-deals-look/",
      "disputed": true,
      "dispute_note": "The report does not make clear if this is the buyer's price or the rights holder's share."
    },
    {
      "id": "shutterstock-ai-projection-2024",
      "category": "landmark",
      "date": "2024-06-06",
      "what": "Shutterstock projection for its AI licensing unit",
      "figure_low": 138000000,
      "figure_high": 138000000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "projected revenue for 2024",
      "figure": "$138 million",
      "publisher": "Stock Photo Secrets",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://www.stockphotosecrets.com/news/shutterstocks-ai-licensing-business.html",
      "disputed": true,
      "dispute_note": "Reports differ on scope. The figure may cover the whole business unit, not AI licensing alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "shutterstock-ai-revenue-2023",
      "category": "landmark",
      "date": "2024-06-04",
      "what": "Shutterstock revenue from AI licensing of images, video and music",
      "figure_low": 104000000,
      "figure_high": 104000000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "revenue in 2023",
      "figure": "$104 million",
      "publisher": "Bloomberg Law",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/shutterstocks-ai-licensing-business-generated-104-million",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "news-corp-openai-2024",
      "category": "landmark",
      "date": "2024-05-22",
      "what": "News Corp news archive and current content licensed to OpenAI",
      "figure_low": 250000000,
      "figure_high": 250000000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": "more than",
      "unit": "over five years",
      "figure": "More than $250 million",
      "publisher": "VentureBeat",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-partners-with-wall-street-journal-publisher-news-corp",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "marketplace-images-2024",
      "category": "per_unit",
      "date": "2024-04-06",
      "what": "Images, as quoted by a data marketplace",
      "figure_low": 1,
      "figure_high": 2,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "per image",
      "figure": "$1 to $2",
      "publisher": "The Decoder (citing Reuters)",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://the-decoder.com/tech-giants-are-on-a-billion-dollar-shopping-spree-for-ai-training-data/",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "marketplace-long-video-2024",
      "category": "per_unit",
      "date": "2024-04-06",
      "what": "Longer films and professional video, as quoted by a data marketplace",
      "figure_low": 100,
      "figure_high": 300,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "per hour",
      "figure": "$100 to $300",
      "publisher": "The Decoder (citing Reuters)",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://the-decoder.com/tech-giants-are-on-a-billion-dollar-shopping-spree-for-ai-training-data/",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "marketplace-short-video-2024",
      "category": "per_unit",
      "date": "2024-04-06",
      "what": "Short videos, as quoted by a data marketplace",
      "figure_low": 2,
      "figure_high": 4,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": null,
      "unit": "per short video",
      "figure": "$2 to $4",
      "publisher": "The Decoder (citing Reuters)",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://the-decoder.com/tech-giants-are-on-a-billion-dollar-shopping-spree-for-ai-training-data/",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "reddit-google-2024",
      "category": "landmark",
      "date": "2024-02-22",
      "what": "Reddit forum content licensed to Google, with API access",
      "figure_low": 60000000,
      "figure_high": 60000000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "qualifier": "about",
      "unit": "per year",
      "figure": "About $60 million",
      "publisher": "Engadget",
      "publisher_type": "press",
      "url": "https://engadget.com/reddit-is-licensing-its-content-to-google-to-help-train-its-ai-models-200013007.html",
      "disputed": false,
      "dispute_note": null
    }
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