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* Get your permission agreement in writing. | * Get your permission agreement in writing. | ||
| − | == | + | == Sample permission request letter == |
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | Sample Letter Requesting Permission to Reproduce Copyrighted Material | ||
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| + | Permissions Department | ||
| + | [Publisher] | ||
| + | [Address] | ||
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| + | Dear ___________________: | ||
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| + | I am writing to ask your permission to (check all that apply) | ||
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| + | _____ reprint | ||
| + | _____ photocopy | ||
| + | _____ digitize | ||
| + | _____ incorporate into | ||
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| + | _____ course materials | ||
| + | _____ online course materials | ||
| + | _____ a dissertation/thesis | ||
| + | _____ a website publication | ||
| + | the following material: | ||
| + | |||
| + | Author: | ||
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| + | Title: | ||
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| + | Vol: Issue: | ||
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| + | Page #(s): Figure/ Table #(s): | ||
| + | Image #(s:) | ||
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| + | Minutes: | ||
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| + | The material will be distributed/published as follows: | ||
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| + | Purpose: [Not-for-profit, educational] | ||
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| + | Format: | ||
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| + | Number of Copies: | ||
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| + | Distribution/Access: | ||
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| + | If you do not control copyright in the requested materials, I would appreciate any information you can provide about others to whom I should write, including most recent address if available. | ||
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| + | Sincerely, | ||
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| + | PERMISSION GRANTED: | ||
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| + | I have the authority to grant the permission requested herein and I hereby grant Cornell University permission to use the above referenced material in the manner described. | ||
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| + | I request that the credit line read: | ||
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| + | ______________________________________________________________________________ | ||
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| + | ______________________________________________________________________________ | ||
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| + | Copyright Holder's Signature | ||
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| + | ________________________________ | ||
| + | Author's Name | ||
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| + | ________________________________ | ||
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| + | ________________________________ | ||
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| + | ________________________________ | ||
| + | Address | ||
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| + | ________________________________ | ||
| + | Date | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | * [http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/introduction/getting-permission/ The Basics of Getting Permission | + | * [http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/introduction/getting-permission/ The Basics of Getting Permission] @ stanford.edu |
* [http://www.copyright.gov/circs/m10.pdf How to Obtain Permission] (PDF) @ copyright.gov | * [http://www.copyright.gov/circs/m10.pdf How to Obtain Permission] (PDF) @ copyright.gov | ||
* [http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/getting-permission-use-work-others Getting Permission to Use the Work of Others] @ dmlp.org | * [http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/getting-permission-use-work-others Getting Permission to Use the Work of Others] @ dmlp.org | ||
Revision as of 17:50, 8 August 2016
Permission to use copyrighted material typically involves a five-step procedure:
- Determine if permission is needed.
- Identify the owner.
- Identify the rights needed.
- Contact the owner and negotiate whether payment is required.
- Get your permission agreement in writing.
Sample permission request letter
Sample Letter Requesting Permission to Reproduce Copyrighted Material Permissions Department [Publisher] [Address] Dear ___________________: I am writing to ask your permission to (check all that apply) _____ reprint _____ photocopy _____ digitize _____ incorporate into _____ course materials _____ online course materials _____ a dissertation/thesis _____ a website publication the following material: Author: Title: Vol: Issue: Page #(s): Figure/ Table #(s): Image #(s:) Minutes: The material will be distributed/published as follows: Purpose: [Not-for-profit, educational] Format: Number of Copies: Distribution/Access: If you do not control copyright in the requested materials, I would appreciate any information you can provide about others to whom I should write, including most recent address if available. Sincerely, PERMISSION GRANTED: I have the authority to grant the permission requested herein and I hereby grant Cornell University permission to use the above referenced material in the manner described. I request that the credit line read: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Copyright Holder's Signature ________________________________ Author's Name ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Address ________________________________ Date
See also
- Copright
- [[Intellectual property
External links
- The Basics of Getting Permission @ stanford.edu
- How to Obtain Permission (PDF) @ copyright.gov
- Getting Permission to Use the Work of Others @ dmlp.org
