AI Re-Use Rights for Content Available from VG WORT and RightsDirect


VG WORT adding an extension to the existing VG WORT Digital Copyright License (DCL). The collective licensing solution now also includes rights to re-use content within AI applications for internal purposes.

The VG WORT DCL enables companies based in Germany to share and store content internally within their organizations. The license extension has added certain internal uses of AI, providing a legally compliant solution for common types of use of copyright-protected content within companies.

The license covers works published in German, English, and several other languages, and most companies that are subscribed to the license are in the Chemical, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Medical Device & Diagnostics, Financial Services, Automotive, Engineering, Transportation, and Telecommunications industries.

“Licensing provides contractual solutions for companies. We are delighted that the extended VG WORT DCL now also covers internal AI use within companies,”
– Dr. Robert Staats, Managing Member, VG WORT Executive Board

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Author: CCC

A pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, CCC has been dedicated to advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation since its inception in 1978. Today, CCC supports a thriving knowledge economy as a trusted intermediary, providing licensing solutions that make copyright work, including collective licensing solutions for the use of copyrighted materials with AI systems. CCC also offers a portfolio of innovative and complementary software solutions, as well as high-quality content, data, and information services.