ErmisAI is software. Content rights are a separate conversation.
ErmisAI runs an AI newsroom on top of a 1,400+ source catalog: source intake, same-event clustering, localized story synthesis, editorial review, and approved delivery through supported publishing surfaces.
If you're a publisher, syndicator, or rights holder looking for a structured commercial relationship - licensing, syndication, distribution, co-marketing - the partner contract and the software subscription stay separate, on purpose.
Reach working newsrooms
01Your reporting can sit inside AI newsroom workflows used for source intake, story synthesis, editorial review, and approved delivery into existing publishing systems.
Keep attribution explicit
02Linkback, source naming, partner-facing reporting, and retention expectations can be defined from day one instead of being left vague.
Start with a scoped pilot
03Run by territory, publication set, or content vertical first. Prove workflow value before expanding into a broader licensing or syndication arrangement.
Fit into existing stacks
04ErmisAI is a workflow and delivery layer, not a CMS replacement. That keeps partnership conversations focused on content use and commercial scope rather than stack migration.
This separation is a feature, not a loophole. Software subscriptions cover newsroom workflow and delivery tooling. Partnerships define what content is in scope, who may use it, how attribution works, and what reporting or reuse boundaries apply.
Workflow subscription
- Monitor sources, cluster overlapping coverage, and draft localized stories
- Role-gated newsroom workspace
- Editorial review with provenance, confidence, and workflow controls
- WordPress, webhook, and CMS/API delivery into existing publishing systems by plan
- Billing for Individual and Business plans, or by contract for Enterprise
- No content rights implied by the subscription
Commercial scope
- Content scope, territory, and approved customer or market access
- Attribution requirements, linkback rules, and partner-facing reporting
- Retention policy, takedown rights, and data-handling terms
- Secondary reuse limits, including AI-training exclusions unless separately agreed
- Revenue share or minimum guarantees if applicable
Three commercial shapes that fit the current product today. Each keeps content rights explicit and separate from newsroom software subscriptions.
Content licensing
A publisher or agency licenses a defined content set into ErmisAI under written scope: source set, language, territory, approved customer access, attribution requirements, retention policy, and publication rights.
Market distribution
ErmisAI acts as the workflow and delivery layer for a defined market or customer scope. Rights, review steps, access boundaries, and attribution rules are explicitly defined in the agreement.
Publisher syndication
A publisher syndicates its own reporting through ErmisAI as a structured distribution channel. Commercial terms, linkback rules, and usage reporting stay separate from the newsroom software subscription.
A partnership agreement can stay precise about what ErmisAI may do and what remains under publisher control.
Content scope
Which feeds, desks, publishers, or reporting sets are included.
Territory
Where the content may be surfaced, delivered, or published.
Customer access
Which publishers, newsrooms, or market segments may use it.
Attribution
Linkback, source naming, presentation requirements, and reporting expectations.
Retention and takedown
How long content remains available and how restrictions or removals are handled.
Secondary reuse
Whether any reuse beyond the defined workflow is permitted, including model-training exclusions unless separately agreed.
Approved stories out, every delivery logged
Animated diagram: an approved story fans out to the in-app feed, signed webhooks, WordPress export, and the CMS export API, with every delivery recorded in a visible log.
The best starting point is a pilot with clear boundaries, clear attribution, and proof of editorial value before the relationship expands.
Define a narrow pilot
Start with a limited content set, defined territory, and approved customer scope. Avoid broad, open-ended rights from the start.
Set attribution and reporting terms early
Linkback, source attribution, and partner-facing usage reporting should be part of the first agreement. These protect the partner and create accountability.
Keep secondary reuse out of scope by default
AI model training or any broader secondary reuse stays out of scope unless it is explicitly agreed in a separate clause.
Expand only after demonstrated value
Use the pilot to prove workflow value and build reporting. Broader distribution or deeper syndication is a separate negotiation after that proof exists.
Let's discuss a licensing or distribution partnership.
Start with the partnership channel. Include what content is in scope, who may use it, territory boundaries, attribution expectations, and whether you want a pilot, distribution arrangement, or syndication discussion.