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by komali2 2888 days ago
This is the second time this week I've seen someone note that ISO standards are expensive - are they copyrighted or something? Why doesn't someone just publish them online for free?
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Yes, they are copyrighted. The link to article points to this equivalent, free ECMA 119 standard: https://www.quaxio.com/files/2018/bootable_cd_retro_game_twe...
I bought the ISO 14000 Standard Document (Environmental Management) for $170 earlier this year, so it is not expensive for a company. Not sure how the "technical documents" ala ISO 9660 differs in price.

The certification on the other hand is a bit more costly though. My estimation of the certification cost for a ~20 people company if you do it as frugally as possible ended up at $18000 for the first year investment, and $6200 recurring the following years.