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First In-Depth Review of Rightsphere:

VIP has published the first in-depth review of Rightsphere, an award- winning innovative product from the Copyright Clearance Center. Rightsphere, which recently won the CODiE award for Best Solution Integrating Content into Workflow, is the only-of-its-kind enterprise solution to help businesses manage copyright permissions and comply with usage licenses for content.

'Now that so much content is available in a digital format, it has never been easier to copy, email or forward items of interest for your own use or that of your work colleagues', noted Pam Foster, editor of VIP and primary researcher for the review. 'At the same time, it's often difficult to find out what you are allowed to do with an item without violating either your company's IP compliance policies or copyright law. Enter Rightsphere, which aims to take away this confusion. I first saw Rightsphere demonstrated at last year's Online Information event and was impressed by its apparent ease-of-use.'

Pam worked closely with CCC to gain access to a testbed environment, conduct her independent trial, and gather information about user applications since launch. VIP also commissioned an interview with an early adopter customer to gain further insight into how Rightsphere performs in the workplace. Journalist Tim Buckley Owen interviewed James Morris, Service Delivery Manager for the Virtual Library Platform at AstraZeneca R&D, on their Rightsphere implementation.

'VIP readers have come to expect timely, thorough reviews of the best new products on the market and we were only too happy to provide Pam with the unfettered access she needed to put Rightsphere through its paces', said Bill Burger, Vice President of Marketing at CCC. 'VIP reaches an important audience of leaders in the information industry who have come to rely on it for thoughtful, independent reports on the companies and products that shape our industry. I was impressed by the time and effort Pam put into gaining a deep understanding of how Rightsphere works and the value it provides.'

Among the findings of the review are the following:

• Rightsphere quickly answers the question, 'What can I do with this content?'
• Rightsphere raises copyright awareness on the part of employees, helping them understand the value of content and do the right thing with regard to IP
• Libraries and information centres can easily manage a full portfolio of rights and permissions through a single repository
• Reporting functions within the product highlight content of value and usage in visual, easy-to-understand formats
• Time savings for information centres and libraries with significant permissions activity can be significant
• Installation is straightforward, and CCC's IT department is helpfully available.

VIP, a monthly magazine of news analysis and reviews of premium content products, is one of the industry's most trusted sources for practical information about content products. VIP reviews include in- depth product trials, screen shots, step-by-step descriptions and a summary 'VIP's View' highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the product. In this case,

'VIP prides itself on often being the first to provide in-depth information on important products. This month's issue is a prime example and the Rightsphere IT team pulled out all the stops to provide a site we could test out in time to meet our deadline,' Pam said.

Individual issues of VIP can be purchased for GBP 54 (+VAT where applicable) for a single site, or GBP 135 for multiple sites. To purchase VIP Issue No. 41, featuring the review of Rightsphere, visit: http://web.vivavip.com/go/vip/41

About VIP

VIP is a digital magazine published monthly and distributed to a paid- subscriber readership of senior-level decision-makers with budgetary control for premium content products and services. Each issue features in-depth, unbiased reviews of premium content products, along with analysis and commentary on news in the field. Subscriptions are start at GBP 270 for a single site and provide invaluable insight for information professionals, analysts, publishers and other stakeholders in the business information and premium content arena. Learn more at http://www.vivaVIP.com Qualified members of the trade press may submit a request for a professional courtesy subscription to VIP. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please contact Robin Neidorf at robin.neidorf@freepint.com.

About Copyright Clearance Center

Copyright Clearance Center is the world's largest provider of text licensing services. These services, combined with CCC's Web-based applications and tools, allow tens of millions of people in corporations, universities, law firms and government agencies to lawfully use and share published information with ease. Since its founding as a not-for-profit company in 1978, CCC has created and expanded the markets and systems that facilitate content reuse and the distribution of royalties to publishers and authors around the world. By offering rights to millions of the world's most sought-after publications, the company plays a major role in the global knowledge economy and encourages support for the principles of copyright. For more information please visit http://www.copyright.com.

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