IPTC Simple Rights Service

Providing simple URL-based rights statements powered by RightsML.

Each URL represents a simple RightsML policy.

When the URL is loaded in a Web browser, a human-readable version of the policy is shown in HTML. When the URL is loaded by a software agent, a machine-readable version of the policy is returned, in RightsML using either Turtle (.ttl), RDF/XML (.xml), or JSON-LD (.json) format.

Use the below example URLs to get a sense of how the service works.

Example URLs

Geographic restriction

• http://simplerights.iptc.org/geo/only/EE - only usable in Estonia
• http://simplerights.iptc.org/geo/exceptfor/EE - usable anywhere other than Estonia
• http://simplerights.iptc.org/geo/only/US - only usable in the United States
• http://simplerights.iptc.org/geo/exceptfor/US - usable anywhere other than the United States

Date restriction

• http://simplerights.iptc.org/date/until/2024-04-17 - only usable until 2024-04-17 (expires)
• http://simplerights.iptc.org/date/after/2024-01-01 - only usable after 2024-01-01 (embargo)

Platform restriction

• http://simplerights.iptc.org/platform/only/web - only usable on Web platform
• http://simplerights.iptc.org/platform/exceptfor/tv - not usable on TV

See Usage Terms restriction

• http://simplerights.iptc.org/seeterms - consumer must consult Usage Terms information to determine rights