ABSTRACT
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has taken the position that all photocopying of journal articles in companies should be subject to royalty payment. Should this be true? Studies by King Research show that photocopies used by readers come from four basic sources: personal subscriptions, library (and office collection) subscriptions, separate copies requested by libraries from other libraries or document delivery services. This paper presents data concerning the extent to which such photocopying takes place and the likely economic implications of such photocopying on the revenue to publishers and to the companies. Suggestions are given for a system which achieves fair revenue to publishers, yet does not overburden companies or constrain reading by limiting amount of photocopying.
