Licensing and content solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has announced a record royalty payment of $188.7 million to rightsholders in FY’13, an increase of more than 5 percent over the $179.4 million paid the previous year. During the last ten years, CCC has distributed $1.4 billion to rightsholders.
CCC provides licensing solutions to rightsholders through several solutions -RightsLink, Open Access and APC Management, Annual and Pay-Per-Use Licensing Services, and the Republication Service.
Founded in 1978 as a not-for-profit organization, CCC provides smart solutions that simplify the access and licensing of content. These solutions let businesses and academic institutions quickly get permission to share copyright-protected materials, while compensating publishers and creators for the use of their works.
