User-Generated Content (UGC)

Practically speaking, websites that host and stream user generated content (UGC) need a license to any professional content incorporated within the UGC. They need this license from the copyright holder or its designee. AdShare exists to license the website and compensate the IP holder.

If you have received a copyright notice, please click here for more information.

Process

We actively search and discover uses of your content. When found, we tag it and then enable advertising to be displayed on the page on which that content is exhibited. Each time someone watches or listens to the content, advertising revenue is generated. For branded content, this revenue can be very significant! The process is transparent to the end-user and their consumption experience does not change. In fact, users have come to expect ads alongside “free” content.

Technology

AdShare utilizes ContentBridge software, spidering techniques, and digital fingerprinting in conjunction with technologies used by our partner sites to locate user-uploaded content that incorporates your intellectual property.

Monetization

The advertisements displayed alongside the licensed content generate revenue for the copyright owners and websites. In some cases, links to buy your content are even presented to the viewer. It’s a win-win all the way around.