Licensing as it should be

Most copyright holders, content owners and creators do not have a simple, legal way to license their content to AI firms. Contenseo allows you to register your copyrights and make your work available to license.

High-quality content is in demand

AI developers need high-quality, lawful data to train language models

The material on the open web has already been hoovered up

Your body of work (corpus) is a strategic asset. License it

What you need to know about licensing to generative AI firms

Licensing to AI firms is neither a gold rush nor a zero-sum deal. It is a business-to-business rights trade, and like any rights trade, the outcome hinges on the leverage, clarity, and foresight of the licensing agreement. 

Trusted, deeply reported, or peer-reviewed content is scarce

Lawsuits and public pressure raised the cost of “free” scraping

Regulators are asking tech firms to negotiate rather than litigate

Licensing provides revenue and a seat at the table for copyright holders

Contenseo will help you understand your rights as a creator

Licensing content is a market-based alternative to scraping

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Copyright holders can join Contenseo, and easily register their copyrights. They can also license out (sell) their content 

Frequently asked
questions

Licensing content to AI firms is, at its core, a contractual deal in which a rightsholder (an author, publisher, photo agency, broadcaster, etc.) grants an artificial-intelligence developer explicit permission to copy, store, transform and otherwise use the work in exchange for money, attribution, data, or some blend of all three.

It is the voluntary, market-based alternative to “scrape-now-argue-fair-use-later.”

 

The short answer is that licensing high-quality content should always be less expensive than commissioning original content. Licensing content is an affordable and efficient way to obtain great content that you would find difficult to create or commission.

No. Content licensing is highly scalable. You can quickly access a diverse range of content to meet your needs, whereas scaling up with commissioned work might require additional recruitment, training, and editorial costs.

The key elements of license agreements and contract negotiations include:

  • Identifying and defining the terms and conditions of the agreement.
  • Determining the rights and obligations of each party.
  • Discussing and resolving any potential conflicts or issues.
  • Reaching a mutually acceptable final agreement.

Yes. Contenseo’s system bridges the gap between those looking to license their content and those in need of high-quality, licensable material. Contenseo’s powerful AI assistant leverages machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) capabilities to streamline the content licensing negotiation process, making it transparent, efficient, and secure for all parties. 

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