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With apologies for cross-posting.

For Immediate Release: February 5, 2007
Contact: Suzanne Wu / 773-834-0386 / swu@press.uchicago.edu

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The University of Chicago Press selects Rightslink=AE for online=20
copyright permissions

The University of Chicago Press announced today that it has=20
selected Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), the world's=20
largest provider of copyright licensing solutions, to streamline=20
its online licensing and permissions activities. CCC's=20
Rightslink=AE service will provide a more efficient, real-time way=20
for customers to secure permission to reuse copyrighted material=20
published by the University of Chicago Press, Journals Division,=20
or on behalf of its society partners.

The University of Chicago Press, Journals Division welcomes=20
permissions and licensing requests from individuals looking for=20
reproduction rights, republication requests from other=20
publishers, and corporate customers that seek to incorporate=20
content from Chicago Journals in their sales and marketing=20
activities. Rightslink automates this business, allowing for=20
point-of-sale real-time approval for use of content and online=20
payment directly from the University of Chicago Press, Journals=20
Division's Web site, www.journals.uchicago.edu.

"We are delighted about the ease-of-access and immediacy that=20
Rightslink will offer our customers, including an enhanced level=20
of customer support," said Kate Duff, Licensing and Permissions=20
Manager, University of Chicago Press, Journals Division.=20
"Rightslink is an important component in the Journal Division's=20
plan to improve availability of our content online, by offering=20
customers a faster, more dependable way to comply with copyright=20
law and share vital information and knowledge."

The University of Chicago Press joins a growing group of=20
prestigious publishers that in recent months have selected=20
Rightslink for online permissions or reprint ordering, including=20
Oxford University Press, Springer, Nature Publishing Group and=20
Blackwell Publishing.

"Rightslink's rapid growth reflects its ease of use, ease of=20
implementation and overall success as an application that=20
automates important, revenue generating functions for=20
publishers," said Bob Weiner, Senior Vice President, CCC. "And=20
content users seeking permissions and reprints are coming to=20
expect Rightslink as their interface.  We are delighted that the=20
University of Chicago Press has chosen Rightslink as what is very=20
quickly becoming the standard for reprints and permissions."

About the University of Chicago Press:

Founded in 1891, the University of Chicago Press is the largest=20
American university press. The Journals Division currently=20
publishes forty-seven award-winning periodicals and serials in a=20
wide range of disciplines, including several journals that were=20
the first scholarly publications in their respective fields.=20
Online since 1995, the Journals Division has also been a pioneer=20
in electronic publishing, delivering original, peer-reviewed=20
research from international scholars to a worldwide audience.

About Copyright Clearance Center:

Copyright Clearance Center is the world's largest provider of=20
text licensing services. These services, combined with CCC's=20
Web-based applications and tools, allow tens of millions of=20
people in corporations, universities, law firms and government=20
agencies to lawfully use and share published information with=20
ease. Since its founding as a not-for-profit company in 1978, CCC=20
has created and expanded the markets and systems that facilitate=20
content reuse and the distribution of royalties to publishers and=20
authors around the world. By offering rights to millions of the=20
world's most sought-after publications, the company plays a major=20
role in the global knowledge economy and encourages support for=20
the principles of copyright. For more information please visit=20
www.copyright.com.

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