Copyright Center Will Introduce an Annual Licensing Plan

The Copyright Clearance Center, a nonprofit group that manages licenses for the reuse of published material, has created an annual copyright license for colleges, the center plans to announce on Monday.

The license will let institutions pay a blanket fee to use copyrighted material instead of having to secure the rights to such content on a case-by-case basis.

The blanket fee will make it easier for professors and librarians to place articles and book excerpts in course packets, in electronic reserves, and on course Web sites, officials at the copyright center said. Read the full Chronicle story.