ABSTRACT
The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) was established by photocopy users, authors, and publishers in response to the expressed desire of the Congress that a service be created to facilitate implementation of the revised U.S. copyright law that took effect January 1, 1978. It is the only service of its kind in the U.S., operating a centralized photocopy authorizations and payment system. CCC assists users of copyrighted material in their efforts to comply with the law, as well as foreign and domestic copyright owners.
