Research Solutions Launches AI Rights for Article Galaxy to Enable Copyright-Compliant AI Analysis of Scientific Literature

Research Solutions Launches AI Rights Add-On to Make AI Use of Journal Articles Copyright-Safe

Research Solutions (NASDAQ: RSSS) has launched AI Rights, an add-on to its Article Galaxy platform that gives corporate researchers clear, compliant access to use scientific journal content with generative AI at scale. The move addresses a major gap: most researchers now use AI tools, yet permissions for AI analysis of paywalled content are unclear or blocked by default.

The add-on integrates rights verification and acquisition directly into research workflows. Through partnerships with major publishers, teams can analyze literature with enterprise AI platforms like Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude while staying within copyright rules.

Why this matters for R&D

Publisher terms often restrict AI use of paywalled content. Until now, there's been no streamlined way to check permissions or acquire the right licenses, making compliance a daily friction point and a legal risk. AI Rights removes that uncertainty at the article level and scales the process across an organization.

What the AI Rights add-on delivers

• Comprehensive rights management: One interface to manage AI permissions across open access licenses, Reproduction Rights Organization agreements (RROs), direct publisher deals, or Article Galaxy marketplace purchases. Learn about RROs
• Instant rights verification: See AI usage permissions for any article immediately-no guesswork, no manual policy checks.
• One-click rights acquisition: Purchase missing permissions within Article Galaxy, with transparent pricing from participating publishers.
• Retroactive coverage: Acquire AI rights for previously purchased articles to bring existing libraries into compliance fast.
• Organization-wide licensing: Rights apply across the entire company, reducing per-use restrictions and ongoing compliance overhead.

"Our customers have been clear: they need AI capabilities to accelerate their research, but they cannot risk non-compliance," said Roy W. Olivier, CEO of Research Solutions. "This launch delivers on our commitment to eliminate friction in the research workflow while creating sustainable value for publishers. We're solving a compliance problem while enabling a new era of AI-powered scientific research."

"The combination of generative AI and scientific literature creates unprecedented opportunities for accelerating discovery, but only when researchers can access content legally and efficiently," added Chris Bendall, VP of Product Strategy. "We've built a solution that makes AI analysis of scientific content both legally compliant and operationally seamless-turning what was previously a compliance risk into a competitive advantage."

How teams can use it now

• Connect Article Galaxy and enable the AI Rights add-on for your organization.
• Run instant rights checks on your high-use journals and core article sets.
• Use retroactive rights purchase to bring existing libraries into compliance.
• Standardize workflows so literature sent to Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude is rights-cleared first.
• Document the process for audits and train researchers on when and how to acquire rights.

Who benefits

• R&D teams in pharma, biotech, medical devices, and chemicals needing compliant AI-assisted literature analysis.
• Knowledge management, information services, and library teams responsible for licensing and policy enforcement.
• Legal and compliance leaders seeking audit-ready documentation and organization-wide coverage.

About Research Solutions

Research Solutions is a vertical SaaS and AI company serving academic institutions, life science companies, and research organizations. Through Article Galaxy, it offers an independent marketplace for STM content with AI-driven tools for search, discovery, access, management, and analysis-spanning open access and paywalled literature.

For more information, visit Research Solutions.

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