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Obtain the name and address of the publisher.
The page containing a notice of copyright can help you determine who owns the copyright, the year of publication, and the publishers' address.
Request permission to duplicate, identifying:
- Title, author, or editor; copyright or publication date, and edition of the book (issue of the journal or newspaper) in which the material appears.
- Exactly what you want to use, giving amount, page numbers, chapters and, if possible, a photocopy of the material, title, and copyright page.
- Number of copies to be made.
- Use to be made of duplicated materials and form of distribution (e.g., as course material and whether collected with other excerpts or materials, whether bound or unbound).
- Whether or not the material is to be sold;
- Type of reprint (digital, photocopy, etc.)
Additional points to address:
- Request all permissions for a specific project at the same time;
- Don't ask for blanket permission--it cannot, in most cases, be granted;
- Allow enough time to obtain the necessary permission before the materials are needed. Granting permission to duplicate is not a "yes" or "no" matter. Each request requires a careful checking of the status of the copyright, determination of exact materials to be duplicated, and assignment of author's royalties if fees are involved.
Adapted from: "Question and Answers on Copyright for the Campus Community," by The National Association of College Stores, Inc., and the Association of American Publishers. 1989. |
02/06/2004
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