front costs of its code development process and recoups the relevant costs at least in part from the sale and licensing of its copyrighted codes.[1]
The prices for ICC’s model codes are modest compared to those for other technical reference works. ICC also donates hundreds of copies of its model codes to libraries and other jurisdictions throughout the United States. ICC additionally licenses use of its codes to online reference libraries where members of the public can purchase model codes and guidelines. ICC sells a variety of supplemental materials and services apart from the model codes themselves, such as code commentary, study companions, handbooks, user’s guides, and training materials incorporating model code text.
ICC also makes its model codes, and some government codes that adopt the model codes, available for free on its website in a digital library called publicACCESS. The publicACCESS reading room makes printing, copying, and downloading of the codes difficult, though it does not necessarily completely prevent such functions. ICC publicizes that the free access it provides to its model codes and the enacted state and local codes is on a read-
- ↑ However, Defendants argue ICC may also recoup such costs through other means such as membership dues and non-code publications.
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