Software subscriptions and content licences are different documents.
HermesAI can support publisher licensing or distribution relationships - but only with explicit commercial scope, editorial controls, and rights boundaries defined separately from any software subscription.
Monthly subscription
- Monitoring, drafting, editorial review, delivery
- Role-gated newsroom workspace
- WordPress connector and webhook delivery
- Billing through Polar for Individual and Business plans, or by contract for Enterprise
- No content rights implied by the subscription
Separate agreement
- Content scope, territory, and approved customer set
- Attribution requirements and linkback rules
- Retention policy and data handling terms
- Takedown rights and secondary reuse limits
- Revenue share or minimum guarantees if applicable
Three shapes that fit the current product. Each requires a separate commercial agreement from the newsroom software subscription.
Content licensing
A publisher or agency licenses defined content into HermesAI under written scope: source set, language, territory, attribution requirements, retention policy, and publication rights.
Market distribution
HermesAI acts as the workflow and delivery layer for a defined market or customer scope. Rights, review steps, and attribution rules must be explicitly defined in the agreement.
Publisher syndication
A publisher syndicates its own reporting through HermesAI as a distribution channel. This is negotiated as a separate commercial layer from the newsroom software subscription.
Define the pilot scope
Start with a limited content set, defined territory, and agreed customer access. Avoid asking for a broad free pass from the start.
Set attribution and reporting terms
Require linkback, source attribution, and partner-facing usage reporting from day one. These protect the partner and create accountability.
Keep model training out of scope
Secondary reuse for AI model training is out of scope unless explicitly agreed in a separate clause.
Prove editorial value first
Use the pilot to demonstrate workflow value and build reporting. Deeper network integration is a separate negotiation after demonstrated value.
Ready to discuss a partnership?
Start with the partnership channel. Include what content is in scope and under what rights.