Responsible AI Scales with Licensing

Copyright Clearance Center licensing solutions meet the evolving content needs of businesses as AI adoption grows and provide rightsholders with an efficient, scalable way to generate recurring revenue from AI content uses.

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Copyright Licensing and Software Solutions

With copyright as our foundation, we address customer demand for new and enhanced content and data licenses strengthened with complementary content, software and professional services offerings. How can we help?

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Solutions for Business

Help your team access, integrate, and collaborate with innovative licensing, content, software, and professional services

Solutions for Academia

Make it easy for faculty, researchers, staff, and students at all levels to access and share copyrighted content with innovative licensing and content solutions

Solutions for Publishing

Expand your business with innovative licensing, Open Access management, and professional services

Popular Solutions

Annual Copyright License

The ACL is an enterprise-wide content licensing solution, offering millions of rights from thousands of publishers – including internal-only AI rights from participating rightsholders.

RightFind Suite

RightFind Suite is a set of integrated software solutions that help professionals at R&D-driven companies search, access, share, organize, collaborate on, and analyze content to generate data-driven insights and gain a competitive edge.

CCC Scholarly Communications Suite

Innovative, data-driven solutions to help publishers scale and optimize their transforming publishing models

Pay-Per-Use Permissions, Content Delivery, and Article Reprints & ePrints

Go to CCC Marketplace to get copyright permissions and order content for millions of works from leading publishers

CCC Communities

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Copyright in Medical Communications

A collection of educational resources providing guidance and insights to thought provoking questions related to the reuse of published content in medical communications projects.

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AI, Copyright & Licensing Insights

Copyright is central to high quality outcomes as copyrighted material is the fuel for AI systems. Licensing is an effective solution enabling the use of copyrighted material as society realizes the benefits promised by AI systems. Read the latest news and insights.

Featured resources

2026 Copyrighted Content Usage Trends Report

Since 2007, CCC has partnered with Outsell to conduct independent, quantitative research and analysis into how copyrighted content is used in a variety of industries. Using the latest study data, CCC presents analysis and recommendations to organizations that depend on externally published content.

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Copyright Education Resources

Explore our certificate-level educational programs and complimentary webcasts to help you navigate the complex world of copyright and content use. Access resources for copyright foundations, international copyright, and campus compliance.

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Corporate Copyright Policy Guide: Navigating the New AI Era

This 12-page guide provides a practical governance framework and actionable steps to modernize copyright policies for responsible, compliant AI adoption.

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Velocity of Content Blog

From “Forbidden” to “Featured”: Unlocking Content Use for Internal AI Systems in Higher Education

By Mike Bales
7 October 2026

2026 Copyrighted Content Usage Trends Report

By Hugh Logue
6 October 2026

The Heart of the Matter: Copyright, AI Training, and LLMs: Part 4: Licensing as a Key Part of the Path Forward

By Roanie Levy
30 September 2026

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