How copyright.sh Works

Different processes for creators and AI companies, but both lead to the same goal: fair compensation for quality content.

Add Meta Tag to Your Content

Add one simple line of code to your website's HTML. This tells AI companies your content is protected and priced.

                            <meta name="ai-license"
                            content="allow; distribution:public; price:0.50; payto:YOUR_ACCOUNT">
                        

Set Your Rates

Choose your price per 1,000 tokens (typically $0.50-$2.00). You control the pricing. AI companies can pay or get blocked.

                            # Popular rate ranges:
                            # Blog posts: $0.50-$1.50 per 1K tokens
                            # Research: $1.00-$10.00 per 1K tokens
                            # Premium books: $30-$100 per 1K tokens
                        

Get Paid Automatically

When AI companies use your content, we track it with HMAC verification, bill them, and deposit 100% of licensing fees directly to your account. AI companies pay an additional 10-15% platform fee.

Real-time usage tracking

HMAC signature verification

Daily automated payouts

100% of licensing fees to you

Connect via MCP Server or Direct API

Use our hosted MCP server at mcp.copyright.sh, request a dedicated remote deployment through sales, or integrate directly via API. Self-hosted packages are coming soon.

                            # Option 1: Use hosted MCP server
                            # Add mcp.copyright.sh to your MCP configuration
                            # Need a dedicated remote server? Contact sales.

                            # Option 2: Self-hosted MCP server (coming soon)
                            # Join the waitlist with our sales team for early access.

                            # Option 3: Direct API integration
                            curl -X POST https://api.copyright.sh/register
                            -H "Content-Type: application/json"
                            -d '{"company": "YourAI Corp", "email": "api@yourai.com"}'
                        

Automatic License Discovery

Our system automatically discovers ai-license meta tags during conten retrieval and verifies usage with HMAC signatures. Works with any AI platform.

                            # MCP Server handles license checking automatically
                            # Or use direct API for custom integrations
                            response = requests.post('https://api.copyright.sh/verify',
                            headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'},
                            json={'url': content_url, 'tokens': token_count}
                            )
                        

Pay Creators Per Token Used

Transparent billing based on actual usage. Pay only for content you use, creators get compensated fairly, everyone wins.

Transparent per-token pricing

Usage analytics dashboard

Automatic creator payments

Legal compliance guarantee

Open-source MCP integration

Simulated Demo: Retrieval-Augmented Chat Licensing

See how an AI assistant pays licensed sources in real-time while answering a user question

Real-Time Retrieval Flow

The pipeline fetches documents, verifies licenses, and compensates creators before generating an answer

AI Company Training Pipeline

$ user_prompt="How will rising sea levels impact the Dutch economy?"

Retrieving relevant documents…

GET https://licensed-insights.com/climate-nl (1,243 tokens)

Found ai-license meta tag: action=allow; price=0.50/1K tokens

✓ Licensed – cost: $0.50

GET https://govdata.nl/climate-report.pdf (2,321 tokens)

Public domain content – cost: $0.00

GET https://randomblog.com/sea-levels-impact (987 tokens)

× No ai-license meta tag – skipping source

POST /api/payments

Total licensed tokens: 1,243

Total cost: $0.62

Creators paid: $0.62 (100%)

Generating answer for user…

✓ Response ready – delivered in 0.3 s

Before copyright.sh: This content would have been stolen for free.
With copyright.sh: Creator earned $0.12 in 0.3 seconds.

Technical Deep Dive

How we ensure secure, verifiable, and fair content licensing at scale. Explore our full documentation, check out pricing, or visit the creator hub.

HMAC Signature Verification

Cryptographic proof of content usage
Prevents fraud and ensures accurate billing
SHA-256 based signatures for security
Real-time verification in under 50ms
Tamper-proof usage logs

Meta Tag Detection

Simple HTML meta tag integration
Automated discovery during web crawling
Support for custom licensing terms
Backwards compatible with robots.txt
Global standard for AI licensing

Usage Tracking

Token-level granularity for accurate billing
Real-time usage analytics dashboard
Export usage data for compliance
Integration with major AI training frameworks
Audit trail for legal purposes

Payment Processing

Automated daily payouts via Stripe
Multi-currency support (EUR, USD, GBP)
100% of licensing fees to creators
Transparent fee structure
Tax reporting and compliance tools

API Integration

RESTful API with OpenAPI documentation
SDK support for Python, JavaScript, Go
Rate limiting and authentication
Webhook notifications for events
Enterprise SLA and support

Legal Framework

Built on established copyright law
GDPR and CCPA compliant
International jurisdiction support
DMCA takedown integration
Legal precedent documentation

Enforcement Comparison

robots.txt: 12.9% of bots ignore it (26M bypasses/month)
Voluntary standards: Non-binding, no legal standing
copyright.sh HMAC: Cryptographic legal evidence
Supporting 35+ active copyright lawsuits with verified data

Proven Market Pricing

Anthropic settlement: $3,000 per copyrighted work
News Corp deal: $250M over 5 years for archives
Average publisher deal: $24M licensing agreement
Getty Images: $0.05-$1 per image (volume rates)
Industry total: $2.92B committed in licensing deals

Three Steps to Fair AI Licensing

How copyright.sh Works

Add Meta Tag to Your Content

Set Your Rates

Get Paid Automatically

Connect via MCP Server or Direct API

Automatic License Discovery

Pay Creators Per Token Used

Simulated Demo: Retrieval-Augmented Chat Licensing

Real-Time Retrieval Flow

Technical Deep Dive

HMAC Signature Verification

Meta Tag Detection

Usage Tracking

Payment Processing

API Integration

Legal Framework

Enforcement Comparison

Proven Market Pricing

Ready to Start Getting Paid?

The Billion-Dollar Licensing Rush: What 32 Major AI Deals Tell Us About the Future of Content

Three Steps to Fair AI Licensing

How copyright.sh Works

Add Meta Tag to Your Content

Set Your Rates

Get Paid Automatically

Connect via MCP Server or Direct API

Automatic License Discovery

Pay Creators Per Token Used

Simulated Demo: Retrieval-Augmented Chat Licensing

Real-Time Retrieval Flow

Technical Deep Dive

HMAC Signature Verification

Meta Tag Detection

Usage Tracking

Payment Processing

API Integration

Legal Framework

Enforcement Comparison

Proven Market Pricing

Ready to Start Getting Paid?

The Billion-Dollar Licensing Rush: What 32 Major AI Deals Tell Us About the Future of Content

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