April 08, 2004
By: Mary Rodgers
Website: http://www.1st-in-ebooks.com
New services simplify online reprint requests by organizations and individuals; agreement marks 1st content-licensing arrangement for UPI
RSiCopyright today announced that
United Press International will manage reprint and other online
content licensing requests with RSiCopyright's Instant Clearance
Service and Clip&Copy services. The services will allow
readers to easily obtain UPI online content and photographs for Web
sites, marketing materials and promotional or educational purposes.
RSiCopyright's Instant Clearance Service is a Web-based content
licensing system that will allow UPI to immediately track and fulfill
reuse requests. By clicking on RSiCopyright's "house" icon located
under online UPI articles, readers can purchase the reprint rights
they need while helping them comply with international copyright
laws. UPI distributes news online through newspapers, magazines and a
variety of other media partners. The media partners will have the
option to use RSiCopyright's content licensing system for UPI online
articles.
RSiCopyright's Clip&Copy service is a free, online news-clipping
service that identifies licensable online content. Clip&Copy will
offer readers the option to purchase online and print licensing rights
for UPI content. By filling out an account profile on
www.rsicopyright.com, readers receive news stories that meet their
detailed search criteria.
RSiCopyright's downstream tracking system will allow UPI to track each
request and know which media partner is receiving the request. Because
the media partner will be able to license UPI content, the request
will generate revenue for both the media partner and UPI.
"One of the reasons we chose RSiCopyright was for its ease of use on
both ends of the equation —for the users of our content and to free
up our own internal resources," states Bill Creighton, VP Global Sales
& Marketing of UPI. "We are pleased that this new partnership assures
that UPI content can now be of use to a broader audience."
"UPI has never had a formal process for fulfilling reprint requests,
so this opens up a significant opportunity for them to better serve
their media partners and readers," said Corey Johnson, president of
RSiCopyright. "The benefits to UPI are twofold — our services make
reprint requests for online content a streamlined and quick process
for readers, and our tracking system helps generate a new source of
revenue for UPI and its media partners."
Also See:
reprint rights for books
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About
The Author:
Mary Rodgers is a successful author and regular contributor to http://www.1st-in-ebooks.com.
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