In 1977, a group of publishers, authors and content users got together and established a not for profit organization, based in the United States, with the name Copyright Clearance Center. This organization started with the activities on January 1st, 1078. What they basically do is provide solutions for interested individuals, businesses and academic entities to get their hands on all available text resources with licenses to use them. They advertize that many corporations, law firms, government agencies and universities rely on them to get and share published content. Various licensing possibilities exist, like pay per use and annual subscription license. Copyright Clearance Center is a member of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations, which is a worldwide network ensuring global licensed content use. Their copyright information is very interesting and up to date, including the latest news from the copyright world. When visiting their site, make sure you take a snoop in their copyright central. It seems like the task the Copyright Clearance Center has set for the company's goal is to provide any and all published book, or written word, for licensing to anyone who is willing to license it. With the almost unlimited resources available and willing
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