Three Steps to Fair AI Licensing

Stop AI companies from stealing your content. Start getting paid for your work. It's simpler than you think.

How copyright.sh Works

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

1

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:0.05;payto:YOUR_ACCOUNT">
2

Set Your Rates

Choose your price per 1,000 tokens (typically $0.001-$0.10). You control the pricing. AI companies can pay or get blocked.

# Popular rate ranges: # Blog posts: $0.01-$0.03 per 1K tokens # Research: $0.05-$0.10 per 1K tokens # News: $0.001-$0.005 per 1K tokens
3

Get Paid Automatically

When AI companies use your content, we track it with HMAC verification, bill them, and deposit 90% directly to your account.

  • Real-time usage tracking
  • HMAC signature verification
  • Daily automated payouts
  • 90% revenue share to you
    • 1

    Connect via MCP Server or Direct API

    Use our hosted MCP server at mcp.copyright.sh, host your own version, or integrate directly via API. Choose what works best for your infrastructure.

    # Option 1: Use hosted MCP server # Add mcp.copyright.sh to your MCP configuration # Option 2: Host your own MCP server npm install @copyright-sh/mcp-server # Deploy and configure on your infrastructure # 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"}'
    2

    Automatic License Discovery

    Our system automatically discovers ai-license meta tags during content 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} )
    3

    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=0.04/1K tokens
    ✓ Licensed – cost: $0.05
    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: $0.05
    Creators paid: $0.045 (90%)
    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 $0.045 in 0.3 seconds.

    Technical Deep Dive

    How we ensure secure, verifiable, and fair content licensing at scale

    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)
    • 90% revenue share 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

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