In general, the contents of international media monitoring are intended for internal use only. As far as possible, we undertake licence management and the on-site processing thereof in collaboration with our international partners. However, some licensors insist on direct contact or insist that a contact is concluded with the end customer. The details of the countries concerned are listed below. For further information on any licence costs, please refer to the websites of the relevant licensors.
For deliveries from Austria, up to ten users are licensed. Additional users can be licensed via our content suppliers and invoiced via ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS.
For digital delivery and/or supply of deliverables as a link in ARGUS Portal, an end user licence agreement with the local licensing agency, NLA, is required.
https://www.nlamediaaccess.com/end-user-licence-agreement-eula/
Articles are licensed depending on the number of users via ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS. Customers based in the UK do not require an end user licence agreement, but rather a direct licence agreement with the NLA and an additional direct agreement with the CLA:
www.cla.co.uk
Articles from the Financial Times (all our customers’ locations) may only be delivered by post. Re-importing articles into the respective country of origin requires additional agreements with the licensors of the country of origin.
For deliveries from France, only one user is licensed. For two or more users, a direct licensing agreement with the local licensing agency, CFC, is required:
www.cfcopies.com/
For deliveries from Spain, only one user is licensed. For two or more users, a direct licensing agreement with the local agency, CEDRO, is required:
http://www.cedro.org/
Customers based in Spain require a direct contract with the licensing agency CEDRO. Re-importing articles into the country of origin requires additional agreements with the licensors of the country of origin.
For deliveries from Italy, up to ten users are licensed. Additional users can be licensed via our content suppliers and invoiced via ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS. Articles from “Il Sole 24 Ore” may only be supplied subject to an additional agreement with the publisher.
For deliveries from the Netherlands, up to five users are licensed. Additional users can be licensed via our content suppliers and invoiced via ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS. For digital delivery and/or supply of deliverables as a link in ARGUS Portal, an end user licence agreement with the local licensing agency, ArtikelPro, is required:
https://www.mediainfogroep.nl/license-agreement/
Re-importing articles into the country of origin requires additional agreements with the licensors of the country of origin.
For up to three users, articles from Belgium may be delivered directly from the local content supplier to ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS and to our customers via email. Integration into ARGUS Portal requires an additional contract with Copiepresse:
https://www.copiepresse.be/
If there are more than three users, a direct licence agreement with Copiepresse is required.
For deliveries from Luxembourg, up to five users are licensed. Additional users can be licensed via our content suppliers and invoiced via ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS.
For deliveries from the USA, up to five users are licensed. Additional users can be licensed via our content suppliers and invoiced via ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS. Monitoring of the “New York Times” and the “Wall Street Journal” is not currently possible.
For legal reasons, articles from Japan can only be delivered by post.
| Country | How many users are included in our ARUGSflat prices? | What should you do if the number of users is higher than in column 2? | When is a direct contract between the end customer and the local licensing agency necessary? | Is re-importing articles into the country of origin permitted? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 10 | Can be invoiced via ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS | Never | Permitted |
| United Kingdom (UK) | According to the above-mentioned end user agreement from the local licensing agency completed by end customer | According to the above-mentioned end user agreement from the local licensing agency completed by end customer | If articles are returned to the UK and/or the customer is based in the UK. | Only via direct contract with both local licensing agencies |
| Republic or Ireland (ROI) | According to the above-mentioned end user agreement from the local licensing agency completed by end customer | According to the above-mentioned end user agreement from the local licensing agency completed by end customer | If articles are returned to the UK/ROI and/or the customer is based in the UK/ROI. | Only via direct contract with the local licensing agency |
| France | 1 | Only via contract with the local licensing agency | For more than 1 user | Permitted |
| Spain | 1 | For two or more users, an agreement with the local licensing agency is required. | For more than 1 user | Subject to a direct contract with the local licensing agency. |
| Italy | 10 | Can be invoiced via ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS. | Never | Permitted |
| The Netherlands | 5 | Can be invoiced via ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS | If articles are returned to the Netherlands and/or the customer is based in the Netherlands | Only via direct contract with the local licensing agency |
| Belgium | 3 (email delivery only) | Only via contract with the licensing agency | For more than 3 users and/or integration into ARGUS Portal | Permitted |
| Luxembourg | 5 | Can be invoiced via ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS | Never | Permitted |
| USA | 5 | Can be invoiced via ARGUS DATA INSIGHTS | Never | Permitted |
August 2024