# Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)

> CCC connects publishers and other rightsholders with businesses, universities, and research teams that need permission to reuse content. It combines collective and transactional licensing with research software, document delivery, open access payment workflows, and organization data. Its AI licenses extend that permissions infrastructure to internal AI tools and externally used AI systems.

- **Founded:** 1978
- **Headquarters:** Danvers, United States
- **Products:** Annual Copyright License for Business, Multinational Copyright License, Annual Copyright License for Higher Education, AI Systems Training License, AI Transactional Rights
- **Notable:** Founded in 1978 and expanded from reproduction licensing into software and information services., Acquired Ixxus in 2016 and Ringgold in 2022., Added corporate internal-use AI rights in July 2024.

## Products & services

- **Annual Copyright License for Business** — Enterprise-wide collective reuse rights for covered content, including internal-only AI rights from participating rightsholders added in July 2024.
- **Multinational Copyright License** — Extends corporate licensing coverage to employees outside the United States.
- **Annual Copyright License for Higher Education** — Print and digital reuse permissions for teaching and research; internal-use AI rights effective July 1, 2026.
- **AI Systems Training License** — Voluntary, non-exclusive rights for training AI systems intended for external uses with lawfully acquired works. Announced in March 2025.
- **AI Transactional Rights** — Pay-per-use rights for specific AI uses, beginning with summarization; announced March 2026.
- **RightFind Enterprise** — Scientific literature discovery, document delivery, library management, collaboration, and rights checking.
- **RightsLink for Permissions and CCC Marketplace** — Transactional permissions purchasing and publisher permissions workflows.
- **RightsLink for Scientific Communications** — Software for publication charges, institutional open access agreements, and related funding workflows.
- **Get It Now** — On-demand article delivery for academic libraries from unsubscribed journals, integrated into library workflows.
- **Ringgold Organizations** — Organization identifiers and curated affiliation metadata; formerly Ringgold Identify Database.
- **Copyright education and professional services** — Educational programming, content workflows, metadata, and information management services.

## Achievements

- Founded in 1978 and expanded from reproduction licensing into software and information services.
- Acquired Ixxus in 2016 and Ringgold in 2022.
- Added corporate internal-use AI rights in July 2024.
- Reports licensing services and APIs used by more than 35,000 organizations globally.
- Reported fifth consecutive USA TODAY Top Workplace recognition in April 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — CCC announced higher education internal AI reuse rights effective July 1, 2026.
- **2026-05** — RightsLink for Scientific Communications introduced self-service affiliation discounting and a Profiles and Agreements Report.
- **2026-04** — CCC announced its fifth consecutive USA TODAY Top Workplace award.
- **2026-03** — CCC announced higher education AI rights and AI Transactional Rights, beginning with summarization.
- **2025-12** — Ringgold Identify Database was renamed Ringgold Organizations with interface and search improvements.

## Links

- Website: https://www.copyright.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/copyrightclearancecenter
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/copyrightclear
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@copyrightclear
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CopyrightClear

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Last updated: 2026-10-21