CCC Pioneers Collective Licensing Solution for Content Usage in Internal AI Systems
2024年7月16日 - 10:39PM
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Inclusion of a Growing Collection of Harmonized
Rights for the Internal Use of Content within AI Systems Drives
Value for Companies with CCC’s Annual Copyright Licenses
CCC, a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge,
and powering innovation, today announced the availability of
artificial intelligence (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.
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.”
Advances in AI systems are impacting all industries, speeding up
research and development and improving operational efficiency. AI
systems rely on a variety of materials, including high-quality
copyrighted content, to deliver the most meaningful value. These
systems rely on content and the creation and storage of copies that
can be accessed for future reference.
As society realizes the benefits promised by AI systems,
voluntary, non-exclusive collective licensing solutions like the
ACL effectively enable the use of copyrighted materials with AI
systems, which create copies and retain the expression of the
original works on which they are trained. The license provides
users with a harmonized set of internal use AI rights from a broad
range of rightsholders and provides rightsholders with remuneration
for these new uses of their content.
“For AI to advance ethically and in a sustainable manner, it is
essential to both protect authors and publishers from infringement
and incentivize them to participate,” said Maria Pallante,
President and CEO, Association of American Publishers. “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.”
“To fulfill its potential, AI must be paired with an
appreciation of, and respect for, creators and copyright, which
fuels responsible AI innovation,” added Babis Marmanis, Executive
Vice President and CTO, CCC. “This incentivizes the development of
creative works that serve as the foundational materials upon which
AI systems are built.”
Since 1978, CCC has supported content users by providing
efficient, harmonized licensing solutions that cover their internal
uses of content. CCC’s portfolio of non-exclusive voluntary
collective licensing solutions includes ACL for Business,
Multinational Copyright License (MCL) for Business, ACL for Higher
Education, ACL for Curriculum & Instruction, and ACL for
Student Assessments. In addition to licensing solutions, CCC
provides one-stop access for users to request, receive, and pay for
full-text content and permissions to re-use content.
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, AI, Copyright & Licensing, which
features informational resources for creators, publishers,
rightsholders, technologists, media representatives, policymakers,
intellectual property attorneys, and others.
About CCC
A pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, CCC advances
copyright, accelerates knowledge, and powers innovation. With
expertise in copyright, data quality, data analytics, and FAIR data
implementations, CCC and its subsidiary RightsDirect collaborate
with stakeholders on innovative solutions to harness the power of
data and AI.
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