Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced that former Executive Director (Designate) at The Book Rights Registry, Michael Healy, will join as Executive Director, Author and Publisher Relations. The Book Rights Registry is the non-profit organisation to be set up as a result of the Google Book Settlement, representing the interests of the rightsholder community.
At CCC, Healy will be responsible for the development of new products in service of the author and publisher communities. As CCC expands its business models to address a broader set of licensing issues facing its customers, Healy will be instrumental in helping to devise and implement future strategies to address challenging market gaps including ebook rights, Orphan Works and digital rights for other pre-existing works.
Prior to The Book Rights Registry, Healy was Executive Director at The Book Industry Study Group (BISG), which was established more than 30 years ago to improve the efficiency of the US book industry through the development of standards and best practice, research, education and information. Before the BISG, Healy was Editorial Director at Nielsen BookData and Chadwyck-Healey.
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