The association produces technical and legal publications that help printers in their everyday operations. The publications cover a wide range of topics from production standards and hourly costs to guidelines on copyright and currency reproduction. These publications are industry specific, and are meant to help printing companies understand and control operation costs, comply with intricate legal requirements, and focus on building managerial skills that will improve profitability. Our ongoing mission is to make accessible to our members source material that would otherwise be difficult to access.
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About Copyright
What is Copyright?
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship" including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished work. Section 1206 of the Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to do the following:
- To reproduce the copyrighted work in copies
- To prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work
- To distribute copies...of the copyrighted work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending
- To display the copyrighted work publicly, in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, ...pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including the individual images of a motion picture or other audiovisual work.
- It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the Act to the owner of copyright. These rights, however are not unlimited in scope. Sections 107 through 119 of the Copyright Act establish limitations on these right. ...One major limitation is the doctrine of "fair use," which is given a statutory basis in section 107 of the Act.
Copyright Reference Guide
Copyright Indemnification Agreement
Southern California Blue Book
of Production Standards and Costs
The Southern California edition of the Blue Book of Production Standards and Costs is a reference publication covering the budgeted hourly cost rates for selected pieces of equipment covering all areas of the production process and the appropriate production standards for the same. The focus of the publication is to encourage members to use their own costs and job ticket/production data to develop their own hourly rates and production standards. The Blue Book provides rates that should be used as a basis for comparison only and not be taken as absolute values for the graphics arts industry in Southern California. The Blue Book is complied every four years and has been provided to members of the association since 1961.
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