CCC has announced the availability of AI re-use rights within its Annual Copyright Licenses (ACL) – an enterprise-wide content licensing solution offering rights from millions of works to businesses that subscribe.
CCC actively advocates for copyright worldwide, engaging governments, stakeholders and individuals with educational programming and thought leadership resources.
The organization also produces an online hub which features informational resources for creators, publishers, rightsholders, technologists, media representatives, policymakers, intellectual property attorneys and others.
The inclusion of AI re-use rights makes the ACL the first-ever collective licensing solution for the internal use of copyrighted materials in AI systems. The license enables participating rightsholders to fulfill the needs of companies that require an efficient way to legally acquire the rights to use copyrighted materials within AI systems for internal use.
“It is possible to be pro-AI and pro-copyright, and to couple AI with respect for creators,” said Tracey Armstrong, President and CEO, CCC.
“Responsible AI starts with licensing, and in developing this license, CCC enables users to efficiently gain access to a consistent set of rights across many rightsholders and returns royalties to rightsholders as compensation for use of their works.”
Maria Pallante, President and CEO, Association of American Publishers, said: “Efficient, voluntary licensing solutions are a win-win for everybody in the value chain, including AI developers who want to do the right thing. I am grateful to organizations like CCC, as they are helping the next generation marketplace to evolve robustly and in forward-thinking fashion.”
