The Only Independent Licensing Infrastructure for the AI Economy
Credtent is the independent compliance and credentialing standard — built by people who believe human creativity is the foundation of the AI economy, and that it deserves to be valued, protected, and fairly compensated.
Investment Materials
Core financial and strategic documents for our seed round.
Media Companies Deck
How we position Credtent to content creators and media companies
View Document →Customer details and partnership specifics are available within the materials themselves.
Market Positioning
Credtent serves two distinct sides of a two-sided market. These materials show how we speak to each.
For AI Companies
Content licensing orchestration at scale. Licensed training data, certified human-composed content for citations, reduced legal exposure.
View AI Companies Deck →"We need a licensing solution that scales — and doesn't slow us down."
For Creative Companies
Your creativity built the AI economy. Now get paid for it. Content valuation, human-composed certification, fair compensation at scale.
View Media Companies Deck →"I need to understand what this means for my organization before it's too late."
Creative Origin Badges
A free, neutral disclosure standard for AI involvement in creative work, already in use by creators across publishing, gaming, video, and music.
Human-Composed Creation
Work created entirely by humans, potentially enhanced with AI-generated insights
AI-Assisted Creation
Human creators who refined their work using generative AI tools
AI-Composed Creation
Work primarily created by generative AI
Legacy Creation
Work predating November 2022, created without any AI involvement
The badges are free for any creator to use. For complex projects with mixed-origin components, our Creative Origin Bar tool lets creators label each element separately — because most real work doesn't fit a single category.
Press & Media Coverage
Credtent in the news: press releases, features, and media appearances.
Credtent Announces $17-20 Million Valuation of Studio Ghibli's IP for AI Training
At the height of the viral Studio Ghibli style-cloning controversy, Credtent published the first independent, methodology-driven valuation of a major studio's IP for AI training purposes. The report drew national and international coverage and established Credtent as a leading voice on AI content valuation.
Read Press Release →Credtent Launches Creative Origin Badges, Raising the Bar for AI Transparency
Credtent's free badge system empowers creators to disclose AI involvement in their work, fostering trust while helping AI companies select credible, licensed data for ethical training. Syndicated across Yahoo Finance, Barchart, and international outlets.
Read Press Release →Fox News
Quoted on the Grammy nomination of the Beatles' AI-assisted "Now and Then" and what it signals for the industry
Read Article →The AI Optimist
"The Most Pro-AI Company You've Never Heard Of Is Fighting For Creator Licensing"
Read Article →Grit Daily News
"Restoring Control to Creators: Credtent's Innovative Solution for Fair Content Use in AI Models"
Read Article →Bold Journey Magazine
Founder profile on Eric Burgess, Credtent's origin story, and building a purpose-driven company
Read Article →Coruzant
Executive profile on Eric Burgess and Credtent's mission at the intersection of AI and creative rights
Read Article →A3E / NAMM 2026 Panel
Full video: "Artificial Creativity" Cognitive Decline panel with SWARM Community, Stanford d.school, and Arctop
Watch Video →Podcast: AI Content Licensing
In-depth interview on Credtent's mission, the mechanics of AI content licensing, and building a fair ecosystem for creators
Watch on YouTube →Podcast: AI, Creativity & Content
Conversation on creative industries, artificial intelligence, and Credtent's approach to content valuation
Watch on YouTube →Thought Leadership & Insights
Our published thinking on AI, creativity, and the future of content licensing.
Industry Context
The legal and regulatory environment driving demand for independent licensing infrastructure.
Landmark Cases
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI for scraping nearly 100,000 articles and generating verbatim reproductions without authorization
View Case →The New York Times alleges OpenAI's models were trained on millions of copyrighted articles; judge rejected OpenAI's motion to dismiss
View Case →UK High Court rejected Getty's primary copyright claims over 12M scraped images; found limited trademark infringement
View Ruling →Class action by 17 named authors alleging systematic copyright infringement in LLM training; motion to dismiss denied
View Case →Universal Music, Concord, and ABKCO sue over copyrighted song lyrics used in AI training; refiled January 2026
View Case →Court ruled AI use of copyrighted legal headnotes infringed copyright and rejected fair use defense; Third Circuit appeal pending
View Ruling →Latest News
The Team
Built by creative technologists with feet in both worlds.
Eric R. Burgess
Founder & CEO
30 years in enterprise technology. Writer, novelist, game designer. Built the Earned Media Value Index (used by 3,000+ companies). Former Disney Interactive.
Dr. Galen Buckwalter
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist
Founding scientist at eHarmony. Musician and BCI research pioneer. PhD-level research expertise in content science and certification methodology.
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From Our Desk
Recent writing and commentary from our team.
Latest Articles
LinkedIn Highlights
Eric R. Burgess
The UK's AI Copyright Update Is Newtonian. Style Protection Requires Einstein.
View on LinkedIn →Let's Talk
Have questions about Credtent or our seed round? Send us a message.
Or email directly: eric@credtent.org