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Media & archives

Your archive isan asset again.

Back catalogs, raw footage, podcasts and transcripts are being licensed to AI labs right now. We help you price and license your archive on your terms, without giving up ownership.

  • Instant value estimate — free
  • You keep ownership of your data
  • Nothing is shared until you sign
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What kind of data does your company have?

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What buyers want from media & archives

The data you alreadygenerate is the product.

  • Back catalog

    Articles, books and long-form writing you hold the rights to.

  • Raw & B-roll footage

    Unpublished video, often more valuable than the final cut.

  • Audio & podcasts

    Episodes, interviews and stems with transcripts.

  • Metadata

    Captions, tags and descriptions that make archives searchable.

The market is real

AI labs arealready paying.

Some of the largest companies in AI are paying for data that real businesses produce, and the deals are getting bigger and more specific.

Publicly reported deals between other companies. Figures are press estimates, not disclosed terms, and are not Tributary transactions.

How it works

You hold the data.We do the rest.

  1. 01

    Assess

    Answer seven quick questions and get an instant value estimate. Then a short call to confirm demand and what your data is really worth.

  2. 02

    Package

    We work with your team to clear rights, remove personal information, and turn raw data into documented, buyer-ready datasets.

  3. 03

    License

    We bring the buyers and negotiate the deals. You approve every license before it's signed.

  4. 04

    Get paid

    Revenue from each license flows back to you on transparent terms — and growing data can keep earning as it grows.

Our commitments

Your data.Your terms.

  • You keep ownership

    We license your data for specific uses. We don't buy it from you, and it stays yours.

  • You stay in control

    You approve each buyer and use. Nothing is licensed without your sign-off.

  • Privacy handled

    PII detection, redaction and consent review are built into our process before anything ships.

  • Confidential from day one

    We sign an NDA before reviewing any samples. Your data never leaves your control until a deal is in place.

FAQ

Questions sellers ask.

We license content already. How is this different?
AI training licenses are a separate right from syndication or display, with their own terms and pricing. We check what your existing contracts allow and keep new licenses from conflicting with them.
What kind of data do AI companies actually buy?
Real-world data that's hard to get any other way: recordings of real conversations, footage of real work being done, sensor logs from real machines, and documents written by real experts. Public-web data is already widely used, so data that only your business holds is often the most valuable.
How much is my data worth?
It depends on the data type, volume, uniqueness, quality, and how clean the rights are. Ongoing data streams are usually worth more than one-time archives. We'll give you a concrete view after a short call and a look at a sample under NDA.
Do I give up ownership?
No. We license your data to buyers for defined uses. You keep ownership, and you approve each license before it's signed.
What about personal information and privacy?
We review consent and your terms with you, then detect and redact personal information before any data is delivered. If data can't be made compliant, we won't sell it.
We're not sure our contracts allow this. Should we still apply?
Yes. Unclear rights are common and often fixable. Answer honestly, and we'll help you work out what's possible.
How much work is this for my team?
Usually very little. After a discovery call and a sample review, we handle packaging, documentation, buyer diligence, contracts and delivery. We'll need a point of contact and access to the data under agreed terms.
Is there a cost to work with Tributary?
No. The assessment is free, and we're paid from the licenses we close for you.

Find out what yourdata is worth.

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