Schilling expands its publishing platform with best-in-class online copyright protection services

New strategic partnership with Link-Busters expands the value of the Schilling publishing platform through professional copyright protection services – helping publishers protect the value of every publication within one connected publishing ecosystem.

Today’s publishers manage royalties, rights, editorial workflows, metadata, finance and distribution through increasingly integrated publishing platforms. At the same time, protecting intellectual property has become a business-critical discipline as digital publishing, AI and new distribution channels continue to reshape the industry.

To help publishers meet these evolving challenges, Schilling has entered a strategic partnership with Amsterdam-based Link-Busters, the leading specialists in copyright protection.

The partnership expands the value of the Schilling publishing platform by bringing best-in-class copyright protection services into one connected publishing ecosystem.

Our ambition is to give publishers access to the strongest publishing platform by combining our own expertise with carefully selected specialist partners. Link-Busters is the leading specialist in online copyright protection, and we’re proud to make their expertise available to publishers through the Schilling platform. This partnership reflects our long-term strategy of continuously expanding the value we deliver to the publishing community through the Schilling platform.

Annette Millner
Managing Director, Schilling

Building the strongest publishing platform for book publishers

For more than 25 years, Schilling has focused exclusively on one thing: developing software for book publishers.

Today, our publishing platform and solutions help publishers manage royalties, rights, editorial workflows, metadata, finance and other business-critical processes through one connected ecosystem designed specifically for publishing.

Rather than trying to become specialists in every area ourselves, we believe publishers create greater value when best-in-class publishing software is combined with best-in-class specialist expertise.

That philosophy is the foundation of our partnership with Link-Busters.

Expanding copyright protection through specialist expertise

Professional copyright protection requires specialist expertise, dedicated technologies and continuous monitoring.

For many years, Link-Busters has helped publishers identify copyright infringement, monitor unauthorised use of published content and protect intellectual property across digital channels through advanced anti-piracy services.

By combining Link-Busters’ specialist expertise with the Schilling publishing platform, publishers gain seamless access to professional copyright protection without introducing disconnected systems or isolated workflows.

Instead, copyright protection becomes another integrated capability within the Schilling publishing platform – working alongside royalties, rights, editorial workflows, metadata and finance.

Making publisher value visible to authors

One of the first customer-facing applications of the partnership will be Schilling Author Portal.

Publishers invest significant resources in protecting their authors’ works, yet much of that effort has traditionally remained invisible to the people it benefits most.

The partnership changes that.

Publishers will be able to make their copyright protection efforts visible directly within Schilling Author Portal alongside royalty statements, sales information and payment history.

Rather than remaining an unseen operational discipline, copyright protection becomes a visible demonstration of the publisher’s ongoing commitment to protecting authors’ works.

This creates greater transparency, strengthens author trust and reinforces the value publishers continue to deliver long after a book has been published.

About Link-Busters

Leading specialists in online copyright protection for publishers.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Helps publishers detect, monitor and remove unauthorised use of digital content.
Combines advanced technology with specialist expertise to protect intellectual property.