Page 27-28 of the opinion: > Along these lines, can the SDOs continue to make money on derivative goods such that they have an adequate incentive to continue p

Page 27-28 of the opinion: > Along these lines, can the SDOs continue to make money on derivative goods such that they have an adequate incentive to continue producing these standards? As one amici notes, even after a sister circuit ruled that an organization that drafted a model building code adopted into law lost its copyright, see Veeck v. Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., 293 F.3d 791 (5th Cir. 2002), its successor organization remains profitable both through sales of codes and of “program services, including consulting, certification, and training.” 66 Libraries Amicus Br. 22 (citing Int’l Code Council, Annual Report 52 (2015)) There is HUGE value in the training materials around proper use and understanding of these standards. For example, a building standard may specify that a sewer plumbing run must have a 1"/12" slope for proper drainage. The training comes in the form of handling the problem cases and still staying compliant with the standard. In the accounting field, accounting standards are made and enforced to a large degree by private entities. Staying current requires constant training hours, recertification and in some cases external visits from other accounting professionals.