Insights

Licensing, explained plainly.

Notes on monetizing content and data, how licensing deals actually work, and what buyers are looking for.

Monetization

You May Be Leaving Money on the Table

Most rights holders only think of their content, data, or archives in terms of their original purpose. Here is the other question worth asking.

Licensing Process

How the Licensing Process Actually Works

Identify, evaluate, match, license, monetize. A plain-language walkthrough of how First Rights turns an asset into revenue.

Monetization

Your Content Has a Second Economy

The asset does not have to change. The use case does. Why content and data can have a licensable life beyond their original purpose.

Archive Licensing

How to License Your Archive

A practical guide to licensing a video, audio, photo, or written archive, and how to tell if it has licensing value.

AI Training Data

Licensing for AI Training

How to license your content and data for AI training, and what buyers in this space are actually looking for.