RightsRadar

RightsRadar is a web app (with optional mobile companion) that helps libraries and archives stop losing track of donor agreements, copyright status, and access restrictions during digitization. Instead of burying rights info in PDFs, email threads, or inconsistent spreadsheet columns, it turns rights into structured, searchable records linked to each collection, item, and derivative file. Staff can capture key terms (owner, term dates, allowed uses, embargoes, takedown contacts), attach source documents, and generate clear access labels for public portals. It includes a lightweight workflow: intake → review → publish decision → periodic re-check. This is a traditional app with targeted AI assistance: OCR/extraction from scanned agreements and suggested rights fields, but humans approve everything. It won’t “solve copyright” automatically; it will reduce preventable mistakes, delays, and takedown panic.