NewsRight
| Founded | January 2012 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York City |
Key people | David Westin, CEO |
| Owner | Associated Press (& 28 others) |
Number of employees | 10+ |
NewsRight, LLC (formerly News Licensing Group, NLG) is an online
content-tracking and licensing company. The company tracks original content using encoded hidden data which sends back to the registry information on where the content is being used. This information is used by NewsRight to convert unauthorized websites, blogs and newsgathering services into paying customers.[1] The company does not own the copyrights to the content; its role is limited to brokering business relationships and contracts.[2]
NewsRight was launched on January 5, 2012 as a partnership between the
News Corporation as participants.[4]
The company's launch is said by analysts to be motivated by news-filtering services such as
newswire.[5]
Founding members
- Advance Publications
- Associated Press
- Axel Springer AG
- A. H. Belo Management Services
- Belo Management Services
- Business Wire
- Community Newspaper Holdings
- El Día
- Galveston Newspapers
- GateHouse Media
- The Gazette Company
- Hearst Newspapers
- Journal Communications
- Landmark Media Enterprises
- The McClatchy Company
- Media General
- MediaNews Group
- Morris Communications
- Morris Multimedia
- NPG Newspapers
- The New York Times Company
- Ogden Newspapers
- Pioneer Newspapers
- Schurz Communications
- E. W. Scripps Company
- Stephens Media
- Times Publishing Company
- The Washington Post Company
References
- ^ "AP, NYTimes, McClatchy, others launch NewsRight online rights clearinghouse". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 2012-01-05. Archived from the original on 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ a b c Kramer, Staci D. (2012-01-05). "NewsRight Launches With 29 Publishers; 'Not A Litigation Shop'". paidContent. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ "AP board approves independent agency to license digital news" (Press release). Associated Press. 2011-02-03. Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ Edmonds, Rick (2012-01-05). "AP, 28 news orgs launch NewsRight to collect licensing fees from aggregators". Poynter Institute. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ a b Ingram, Mathew (2012-01-06). "Is the AP's NewsRight a Carrot or a Stick?". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-01-09.