Readers' Choice Awards 2025 - Copyright Clearance Center: Building an Effective Copyright Compliance Program
2025 Readers’ Choice Award—Best Compliance and Information Security—Copyright Clearance Center’s Annual Copyright License
Staying current on the latest news, scientific research, market intelligence, and industry trends is fundamental to the success of any business. Companies rely on published content on a wide range of topics to ensure their organizations stay competitive.
CCC (Copyright Clearance Center) has supported content users for decades by providing efficient licensing solutions that support internal uses of content, most recently expanding its Annual Copyright License (ACL) to include a consistent set of rights from participating rightsholders for the internal use of copyrighted content with AI systems.
The Annual Copyright License complements organizations’ publisher agreements and subscriptions to enable teams to collaborate more easily using content from a wide range of sources. The recent addition of internal use AI rights from participating rightsholders recognizes the changing ways employees are using content and gives them the permission they need to use lawfully acquired content with AI tools in their day-to-day work.
CCC’s Annual Copyright Licenses provide an important foundation on which organizations of all sizes can build an effective copyright compliance program.