Why did I receive a royalty check for the photocopying of works outside of the United States from Copyright Clearance Center?
Under bilateral agreements with Reproduction Rights Organizations (RROs) around the world, Copyright Clearance Center is able to distribute royalties collected outside of the United States for the photocopying of printed texts. Fees are collected for photocopying in schools, universities, businesses, research centers and elsewhere. Most foreign RROs collect license fees for photocopying under special legislation in their country that permits the use of U.S. works without authorization from the U.S. rightsholder. The check you received is for the portion of those fees designated for you, per regulations and special arrangements in the collecting country. This type of distribution is called a “cross-border payment.” Copyright Clearance Center did not necessarily authorize the use of your works. Our role is to work with foreign RROs to repatriate these funds to publishers, authors and other creators in the U.S.
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