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        Robust software solutions to fuel scientific research and simplify copyright compliance
      • RightFind Navigate
        Personalized search of scientific content across internal and external data sources
      • RightFind Enterprise
        STM literature management and document delivery
      • RightFind XML
        Licensed article collections for full-text data mining
      • Document Delivery with RightFind
        One-stop journal article ordering and fulfillment
      • RightFind Cite It
        Simplified reference management software
      • CCC Expert View
        Knowledge graphs to ID key opinion leaders
    • Copyright Licensing
      • Copyright Licensing
        Enterprise-wide content licensing solutions with millions of rights from thousands of publishers
      • Annual Copyright License (ACL)
        Harmonized content collaboration and reuse rights for US-based employees
      • Multinational Copyright License (MCL)
        Extending license coverage to employees around the world
    • Information Services
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        Making content and development workflows more discoverable and efficient
      • Deep Search Solutions
        Targeted data gathered, analyzed, and delivered from a range of online sources
      • Reprints & Permissions Services
        Fulfillment of bulk medical/scientific article reprints, ePrints, and permissions
      • Managed Knowledge Services
        Library and information management staffing services
      • CCC Marketplace
        Transactional copyright permissions to reuse content in medcomms & business
  • Publishing
    • Overview
    • Scholarly Communications Suite Software & Services
      • Scholarly Communications Suite Software & Services
        Innovative, metadata-driven solutions to help publishers scale and optimize their transforming business
      • RightsLink for Scientific Communications
        Open Access funding and payment workflow solution
      • OA Intelligence
        AI-enabled data disambiguation, agreement modeling, and analysis software
      • Ringgold Solutions
        Organization persistent identifier (PID) solution and services
      • RightsLink Author Services
        Automated services to expand publication and promotional offerings in author workflows
    • Data Solutions & Services
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        Data intelligence and disambiguation solutions and expertise to inform business strategy
      • Ringgold Identify Database
        Leading curated database of organization persistent identifiers (PIDs)
      • Ringgold Audit Service
        Expert data normalization, enrichment and mapping to Ringgold Identify Database
      • Ringgold Validate Service
        On-demand service to create new Ringgold Organization IDs
      • Ringgold Consortium Directory
        Comprehensive database of up-to-date global consortia records
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        Voluntary collective licenses to compensate publishers for the reuse of their content
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        Transactional copyright permissions to enable content reuse in published materials
      • Get It Now
        Single article fulfillment of publisher content for higher education
      • Document Delivery with RightFind
        Single article fulfillment of publisher content for businesses
      • Reprints Services for Publishers
        Full-service management of bulk article reprints and ePrints business
  • Academia
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      • RightFind Curriculum
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        Content and licensing solution to search for, discover, and incorporate copyrighted content into K-12 student assessments, item banks, and pre-and post-test materials.
      • Get It Now
        Cost-effective, integrated 24/7 full-text academic article fulfillment from non-subscribed journals
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      • Annual Copyright License for Higher Education (ACLHE)
        Rights to reuse and share content across your institution
      • CCC Marketplace
        Transactional copyright permissions to reuse content in higher education
    • Copyright Education
      • Copyright Education
        Complimentary webcasts and certificate courses to help navigate copyright and content use in education
      • Copyright Essentials for K-12 Certificate Course
        Foundations of copyright law and its impact on K-12 education
      • Copyright 101 for Academia Certificate Course
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AI, Copyright & Licensing

Copyrighted materials are the fuel for Artificial Intelligence systems, making copyright central to high quality outcomes. As society realizes the benefits promised by AI systems, voluntary collective licensing is an effective solution to enable the use of copyrighted materials.

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The Untapped Potential of Responsible AI: Unlocking Innovation Through Trust and Transparency

CCC President & CEO Tracey Armstrong encourages: “The AI revolution is profound, yet core questions remain. How do we embrace rapid technological advancements while respecting rightsholders and encouraging creativity and development of the content upon which our society, and our economies, depend? We adopt a pro-AI, pro-copyright approach.”

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CCC Town Hall - Fair & Ethical LLMs: Advantages & Feasibility for Businesses

A compelling and timely discussion on why responsible AI is not just a moral imperative but a strategic business advantage. Watch the latest CCC Town Hall recording.

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CCC Pioneers Collective Licensing Solution for Content Usage in Training AI Systems

As a complement to direct licensing deals with rightsholders or as a standalone solution, CCC’s new license will simplify how organizations can legally obtain a consistent set of rights across a broad and growing repertory of works in publishing sectors.

The Untapped Potential of Responsible AI: Unlocking Innovation Through Trust and Transparency

CCC President & CEO Tracey Armstrong encourages: “The AI revolution is profound, yet core questions remain. How do we embrace rapid technological advancements while respecting rightsholders and encouraging creativity and development of the content upon which our society, and our economies, depend? We adopt a pro-AI, pro-copyright approach.”

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CCC Town Hall - Fair & Ethical LLMs: Advantages & Feasibility for Businesses

A compelling and timely discussion on why responsible AI is not just a moral imperative but a strategic business advantage. Watch the latest CCC Town Hall recording.

responsible AI starts with licensing at CCC

CCC Pioneers Collective Licensing Solution for Content Usage in Training AI Systems

As a complement to direct licensing deals with rightsholders or as a standalone solution, CCC’s new license will simplify how organizations can legally obtain a consistent set of rights across a broad and growing repertory of works in publishing sectors.

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AI Litigation Update – Implications of Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith and Thomson Reuters v. Ross

This webcast covers key updates in AI-related cases, including the Thomson Reuters v. Ross ruling, which found AI training on Westlaw was not fair use.

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Copyright: Respect Creators & Power AI

AI outcomes are strengthened by reliance on responsibly sourced copyrighted works. 
How can we reap the rewards of these technologies, while protecting the rights of content creators?

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Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust: The US Office of Management and Budget Issues Guidance on AI

Many organizations and individuals participated in a recent Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan issued on behalf of the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Read a preview of what to expect when the AI Action Plan is issued this summer.

Article in The Scholarly Kitchen

An Interview with Aaron Wood on Employee Policies, Rights Reservation, and Research Integrity

CCC’s Roy Kaufman shares his London Book Fair talk with the Head of Product and Content Management for the American Psychological Association, “The Power of Licensing & Responsible AI – A Proactive Path for Publishers.”

Article in IP Watchdog

The Licensing Vector: A Fair Approach to Content Use in LLMs

CCC VP and General Counsel Catherine Zaller Rowland shares context and commentary as a spate of recent lawsuits shines light on how some generative AI (GenAI) companies are using copyrighted materials.

Article in Journal of the Copyright Society

The Heart of the Matter: Copyright, AI Training, and LLMs

Legal and technology experts analyze how AI technologies and copyright intersect, offering a constructive path toward a future in which innovation is furthered by the symbiotic relationship between both domains.

Article in Dataversity

Demystifying Copyright in the Training of LLMs

With the recent progress made in generative AI and large language models (LLMs), CCC’s Babis Marmanis examines whether training materials are retained in the LLM produced by various vendors.

Article by CDAS

Diving Deeper into Artificial Intelligence: Understanding the Risks in Incorporating AI Technology into the Workplace

The advent of AI brings opportunities to a range of industries in many fields and its applications as an academic resource and its capacity to generate new content have garnered much attention.

Insight by Professor Daniel Gervais

Licensing of Copyright-Protected Material for AI Makes Business Sense

International copyright expert Professor Daniel Gervais delivers powerful insights on the topic of AI and copyright with his recent paper exploring the legal uncertainties around machine learning and AI as well as potential solutions.

Article in IPWatchdog

Is AI’s Copyright World Flat, or Will AI Flatten the Copyright World?

Carlo Scollo Lavizzari asks “Is offshoring the training of AI a credible and efficient response to minimize copyright compliance risks or is offshoring merely a theoretical argument designed to both influence lawmakers and for government relations purposes?”

Insight by Neil Turkewitz on Medium

An Examination of Google/Microsoft/OpenAI’s Announcements About Indemnifying Users Against Potential Copyright Liability

Companies have made public announcements about their willingness to immunize users when, or if, they face liability for copyright infringement in connection with use of their products.

Article by Professor Jane C. Ginsburg, Columbia Law School

Fair Use in the U.S. Redux: Reformed or Still Deformed?

Professor Ginsburg reflects on her 2019 lecture that explored U.S. caselaw applying the statutory fair use exception. She addresses the US Supreme Court’s decisions in Google v Oracle and Andy Warhol Foundation v Goldsmith.

Insight by Professor Daniel Gervais

Collective Licensing and AI

In this short memo written for CCC, internationally recognized copyright expert Professor Daniel Gervais, who focuses on international IP law and the law of Artificial Intelligence, addresses key copyright questions posed by AI technologies.

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