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data-v-4f9c455b><span class="name clip" data-v-4f9c455b>RSL</span><span class="text" data-v-4f9c455b>Really Simple Licensing</span></h1><p class="tagline" data-v-4f9c455b>The open content licensing standard<br>for the AI-first Internet</p><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><div class="actions" data-v-4f9c455b><!--[--><div class="action" data-v-4f9c455b><a class="VPButton medium brand" href="/guide/what-is-rsl" data-v-4f9c455b data-v-fa7799d5>
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21<img src="/logos/yahoo.png" alt="yahoo" class="h-full w-full max-h-10 max-w-full object-contain mx-auto grayscale opacity-50 hover:grayscale-0 hover:opacity-100 transition" loading="lazy"></div><div class="aspect-[3/1] w-full flex items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/ziff-davis.png" alt="ziff davis" class="h-full w-full max-h-10 max-w-full object-contain mx-auto grayscale opacity-50 hover:grayscale-0 hover:opacity-100 transition" loading="lazy"></div><!--]--></div></div><div class="tip-pair mb-8 max-w-4xl mx-auto grid gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 items-stretch"><div class="info custom-block"><p class="custom-block-title"><strong>Tim OâReilly, CEO of OâReilly Media</strong></p><p><em>Today, as AI systems absorb and repurpose that same content without permission or compensation, the rules need to evolve. RSL builds directly on the legacy of RSS, providing the missing licensing layer for the AI-first Internet.</em></p></div><div class="info custom-block"><p class="custom-block-title"><strong>Neil Vogel, CEO People Inc.</strong></p><p><em>Creators are essential to the success of the AI era and must be fairly compensated. RSL moves the industry forwardâevolving from simply blocking unauthorized crawlers, to setting our licensing terms, for all AI use cases, at global web scale.</em></p></div></div><section class="section"><div class="section-content"><h2>Protect your content rights in the AI era</h2><p>RSL is an open standard that lets publishers define machine-readable licensing terms for their content, including <span style="font-weight:500;">attribution</span>, <span style="font-weight:500;">pay per crawl</span>, and <span style="font-weight:500;">pay per inference</span> compensation.</p><div class="vp-code-group vp-adaptive-theme"><div class="tabs"><input type="radio" name="group-w-sRS" id="tab-YKivhgq" checked><label data-title="Example paid license" for="tab-YKivhgq">Example paid license</label><input type="radio" name="group-w-sRS" id="tab-swu8XHC"><label data-title="Example Creative Commons license" for="tab-swu8XHC">Example Creative Commons license</label></div><div class="blocks"><div class="language-xml vp-adaptive-theme active"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">xml</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"><</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> xmlns</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"https://rslstandard.org/rsl"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 22<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> url</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"/"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 23<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 24<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">permits</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> type</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"usage"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">>ai-train</</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">permits</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 25<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">payment</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> type</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"subscription"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 26<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;"> <!-- Using content for AI training requires custom license --></span></span> 27<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">custom</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">>https://example.com/contact-form.html</</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">custom</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 28<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">payment</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 29<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">
29license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 30<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 31<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"></</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span></code></pre></div><div class="language-xml vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">xml</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"><</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> xmlns</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"https://rslstandard.org/rsl"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 32<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> url</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"/"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 33<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 34<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">permits</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> type</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"usage"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">>all</</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">permits</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 35<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">payment</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> type</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"attribution"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 36<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;"> <!-- Content available under CC attribution license --></span></span> 37<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">standard</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">standard</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 38<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">payment</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 39<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 40<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 41<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"></</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span></code></pre></div></div></div><div class="flex justify-center mt-2 mb-2 font-light"><div class="tip custom-block w-full px-6 py-3"><div class="flex flex-col md:flex-row items-center justify-between gap-4"><div class="text-[1.0rem] sm:text-[1.1rem] md:text-[1.15rem] leading-snug text-center md:flex-1"> Learn more about adding RSL to: <a href="/rsl#_4-4-robots-txt-license-association">robots.txt</a>, <a href="/rsl#_4-6-html-license-association">web pages</a>, <a href="/rsl#_4-5-http-header-license-association">HTTP</a>, <a href="/rsl#_4-8-media-and-data-file-association">media files</a>, <a href="/rsl#_4-7-rss-license-association">RSS feeds</a></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="section"><div class="section-content"><h2>Automate licensing your content</h2><p>Enable AI and other technology companies to license content at internet scale through the <a href="/guide/license-servers">RSL Open Licensing Protocol (OLP)</a>, eliminating manual negotiations and integrations.</p><div class="vp-code-group vp-adaptive-theme"><div class="tabs"><input type="radio" name="group-FXwV6" id="tab-h5qyHeU" checked><label data-title="Example RSL license server" for="tab-h5qyHeU">Example RSL license server</label></div><div class="blocks"><div class="language-xml vp-adaptive-theme active"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">xml</span>
41<pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"><</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> xmlns</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"https://rslstandard.org/rsl"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 42<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;"> <!-- Using content requires obtaining license from an OLP server --></span></span> 43<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> url</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"/videos"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> server</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"https://example-server.org/api"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 44<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 45<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> ...</span></span> 46<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 47<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 48<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"></</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span></code></pre></div></div></div><div class="flex justify-center mt-2 mb-2 font-light"><div class="tip custom-block w-full px-6 py-3"><div class="flex flex-col md:flex-row items-center justify-between gap-4"><div class="text-[1.0rem] sm:text-[1.1rem] md:text-[1.15rem] leading-snug text-center md:flex-1"> Set up your own <a href="/guide/license-servers">license server</a>, or join the nonprofit <a href="https://rslcollective.org">RSL Collective</a> to manage access, licensing, and compensation for your content </div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="section"><div class="section-content"><h2>Reclaim lost revenue from AI companies</h2><p>Collaborate with other content owners in negotiating <a href="/guide/standard-licenses">collective licensing terms</a> and building <span style="font-weight:500;">sustainable licensing ecosystems</span> between content owners and AI companies. </p><div class="vp-code-group vp-adaptive-theme"><div class="tabs"><input type="radio" name="group-ZgKun" id="tab-S5mDfU8" checked><label data-title="Example paid collective license" for="tab-S5mDfU8">Example paid collective license</label><input type="radio" name="group-ZgKun" id="tab-GdEywxR"><label data-title="Example attribution collective license" for="tab-GdEywxR">Example attribution collective license</label></div><div class="blocks"><div class="language-xml vp-adaptive-theme active"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">xml</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"><</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> xmlns</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"https://rslstandard.org/rsl"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 49<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> url</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"/"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> server</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"https://api.rslcollective.org"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 50<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">
50license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 51<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">payment</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> type</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"inference"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 52<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;"> <!-- Using content requires obtaining RSL Collective license --></span></span> 53<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">standard</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">>https://rslcollective.org/license</</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">standard</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 54<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">payment</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 55<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 56<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 57<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"></</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span></code></pre></div><div class="language-xml vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">xml</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"><</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> xmlns</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"https://rslstandard.org/rsl"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 58<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> url</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"/"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> server</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"https://api.rslcollective.org"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 59<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 60<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">payment</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> type</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"attribution"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 61<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;"> <!-- Using content requires obtaining RSL Collective license --></span></span> 62<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">standard</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">>https://rslcollective.org/license</</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">standard</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 63<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">payment</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 64<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">
64license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 65<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 66<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"></</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span></code></pre></div></div></div><div class="flex justify-center mt-2 mb-2 font-light"><div class="tip custom-block w-full px-6 py-3"><div class="flex flex-col md:flex-row items-center justify-between gap-4"><div class="text-[1.0rem] sm:text-[1.1rem] md:text-[1.15rem] leading-snug text-center md:flex-1"> Join the nonprofit <a href="https://rslcollective.org">RSL Collective</a> to receive royalties and attribution every time AI companies use your content </div><div class="shrink-0 mt-0 mx-auto md:mx-0 text-center"><a class="action-button primary whitespace-nowrap" href="https://rslcollective.org"> Join for Free </a></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="section"><div class="section-content"><h2>Securely license nonpublic content including books, videos, and datasets</h2><p>Replace ad-hoc data integrations and passwords with an <a href="/rsl#_7-encrypted-media-standard-ems">open, standards-based solution</a> that <span style="font-weight:500;">encrypts and protects your proprietary content</span> during transit.</p><div class="vp-code-group vp-adaptive-theme"><div class="tabs"><input type="radio" name="group-CpzUd" id="tab-A0thD_4" checked><label data-title="Example encrypted book license" for="tab-A0thD_4">Example encrypted book license</label></div><div class="blocks"><div class="language-xml vp-adaptive-theme active"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">xml</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"><</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> xmlns</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"https://rslstandard.org/rsl"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 67<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;"> <!-- Decrypting EPUB content requires obtaining a license key --></span></span> 68<span class="line highlighted"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> url</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"/books/book1.epub.enc"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> encrypted</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"true"</span></span> 69<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> server</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"https://example-server.org/api"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 70<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 71<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> ...</span></span> 72<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">
72license</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 73<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> </</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">content</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 74<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"></</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span></code></pre></div></div></div><div class="flex justify-center mt-2 mb-2 font-light"><div class="tip custom-block w-full px-6 py-3"><div class="flex flex-col md:flex-row items-center justify-between gap-4"><div class="text-[1.0rem] sm:text-[1.1rem] md:text-[1.15rem] leading-snug text-center md:flex-1"> Learn more: <a href="/rsl#_7-encrypted-media-standard-ems">Encrypted Media Standard</a>, <a href="/rsl#_5-6-key-retrieval-key">Key managment API</a></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="section"><div class="section-content"><h2>Create standardized catalogs of your licensable digital assets</h2><p>RSL integrates with <a href="/rsl#_4-7-rss-license-association">RSS</a> and <a href="/rsl#_3-14-schema-linked-or-inline-metadata">Schema.org</a> to enable publishers to create standards-based, <span style="font-weight:500;">machine-readable catalogs</span> of their licensable content and datasets. </p><div class="vp-code-group vp-adaptive-theme"><div class="tabs"><input type="radio" name="group-MA0KX" id="tab-u0aQNuW" checked><label data-title="Example RSS license catalog" for="tab-u0aQNuW">Example RSS license catalog</label></div><div class="blocks"><div class="language-xml vp-adaptive-theme active"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">xml</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"><</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">rss</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> xmlns:rsl</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"https://rslstandard.org/rsl"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> version</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">"2.0"</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 75<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">channel</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 76<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">title</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">>Datasets - UCI Machine Learning Repository</</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">title</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 77<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">link</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">>https://archive.ics.uci.edu/datasets</</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">link</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">></span></span> 78<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> <</span><span style="--shiki-light:#22863A;--shiki-dark:#85E89D;">item</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">> </span></span> 79<span class="line"><span 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