CCC Wins KMWorld 2025 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Compliance and Information Security Solution

CCC is Recognized by KMWorld Magazine for Its Annual Copyright License, an Enterprise-Wide Licensing Solution for Internal Content Re-Use

DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CCC (Copyright Clearance Center), a pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, announced today that it is the sole winner of the 2025 KMWorld Readers’ Choice Award in the “Best Compliance and Information Security” category for its Annual Copyright License (ACL), the enterprise-wide content licensing solution offering a consistent set of rights, including rights for the internal use of content within AI systems, across millions of publications from thousands of participating rightsholders.

Microsoft, Adobe, ZenDesk, OpenText, and several other companies were also named as winners within multiple award categories, including Agentic AI, Content Management, Document Management, Collaboration, and Business Process Management.

“CCC is honored that KMWorld readers have recognized the value that the ACL provides, helping corporations to support copyright compliance and mitigate risk across their workforce,” said Lauren Tulloch, Vice President and Managing Director, CCC. “Complementing publisher subscriptions and agreements, the ACL is a single-source licensing solution that facilitates internal collaboration involving copyrighted content as well as the internal use of copyrighted materials in AI systems.”

CCC has contributed to the thriving licensing marketplace for decades by providing content users and rightsholders with solutions for acquiring rights to use of content and processing royalty payments. In July 2024, CCC expanded its ACL to include a consistent set of rights from participating rightsholders for the internal use of copyrighted content with AI systems, making the ACL the first-ever collective licensing solution for the internal use of copyrighted materials in AI systems.

In addition to this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, CCC has earned a number of other accolades. CCC’s RightFind Suite was recently named to KMWorld’s Trend-Setting Products of 2025 for Knowledge Management. In July 2025, CCC was included in the 2025 KMWorld AI 100, a list honoring companies empowering intelligent knowledge management. In April 2025, CCC was honored as a 2025 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards winner, recognized for dedication, ingenuity, and impactful contributions to AI through its ACL.

CCC advocates for copyright worldwide by engaging governments, stakeholders, and individuals with educational programming, thought leadership resources, and through its online hub, AI, Copyright & Licensing. Since 1978, CCC has supported content users by providing efficient licensing solutions for their content use. CCC’s non-exclusive voluntary collective rights licensing solutions include ACL for Business, Multinational Copyright License (MCL) for Business, ACL for Higher Education, and ACL for Student Assessments. In addition to licensing solutions, CCC provides software solutions with integrated one-stop access for users to request, receive, and pay for full-text content and permissions to re-use content.

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About CCC (Copyright Clearance Center)

A pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, CCC has been dedicated to advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation since its inception in 1978. Today, CCC supports a thriving knowledge economy as a trusted intermediary, providing licensing solutions that make copyright work, including collective licensing solutions for the use of copyrighted materials with AI systems. CCC also offers a portfolio of innovative and complementary software solutions, as well as high-quality content, data, and information services.