Copyright Clearance Center
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is a U.S. company based in
History
CCC was founded in 1978 as a not-for-profit organization in response to negotiations preceding the United States
Licensing work
CCC is a broker of licenses,[5] earning a 15% commission on the fees it collects.[5] The company passes more than 70% of its revenues to publishers in the form of Royalty Payments to Rightholders, and another 30% is kept by the company as a fee for its services.[1]
CCC is a primarily US-based rights broker for materials, including millions of in- and out-of-print books, journals,
The "collective licensing" model that CCC employs is distinct from
Products
In 2000, CCC released RightsLink, a product that handles automated permission and reprint requests.[6]
CCC later expanded into the
Lobbying and litigation
CCC, along with the
The plaintiffs lost the case, and were ordered to pay the defendant's legal fees when Georgia State University was deemed the "prevailing party".[11] Notwithstanding the "prevailing party" decision, the plaintiffs characterized the case as "flawed" but not a "loss",[12] and nonetheless filed an appeal.[13] The attorneys' fees were estimated by plaintiffs to be "substantial".[12] CCC has announced it will continue to fund 50% of litigation costs on appeal.[12]
CCC has been involved in lobbying and litigation to expand the scope of copyright, and is a founding member of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO), which has a similar position.[14]
References
- ^ a b c PrivCo Private Company Financial Intelligence
- ^ "Response To Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.'s Request For Business Review Letter (View the related business review request letter)" (PDF). The United States Department of Justice. 7 May 1991. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Copyright Clearance Center v. Commissioner, 79 T.C. 793 (1982).
- ^ New York State Office of the Attorney General. "Charities Database". Charities NYS. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 23, 2012.
- ISBN 9780789028792. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ "Florence Healthcare raises $1.7 million to move clinical trials research off paper, into the cloud". 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Copyright Clearance Center Acquires Infotrieve". 18 November 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Copyright Clearance Center Explores New Paths for RightFind". 18 August 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ a b Meredith Schwartz, "Georgia State Copyright Case: What You Need To Know—and What It Means for E-Reserves", Library Journal, May 17, 2012.
- ^ Steve Kolowich, 'The Prevailing Party', Inside Higher Ed (Aug. 13, 2012).
- ^ a b c Andrew Albanese, "Publishers Appeal 'Flawed' Decision in GSU E-Reserves Case", Publishers Weekly, Sept. 11, 2012.
- ^ See Publishers Brief in appeal Archived May 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, filed 2013.
- ^ IFRRO website
Further reading
- Creating Solutions Together: Lessons to Inform the Future of Collective Licensing, ebook, 2020.
- "All information doesn't want to be free" (interview with Tracey Armstrong, CEO of Copyright Clearance Center, 4/15/2010)