Where and how to get copyright permission:
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Copyright permission can be requested directly from the copyright holders - authors, book publishers, & journal publishers. A fee may be required for items that exceed "fair use".
Permissions and other copyright information is also available from commercial and not-for-profit organizations:
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- Art Museum Image Consortium
- Art Resource Inc.
- Artists Rights Society(Visual Artists)
- Authors Registry (Freelance Authors)
- Baker's Plays
- Dramatists Play Services, Inc.
- The Literary Marketplace
- How to Request Copyright Permission from Publishers (From Association of American Publishers, Campus Copyright Education Program)
- The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) an organization that offers fee-based permissions services and a variety of services for copyright owners.
- Samuel French, Inc. (Theatrical rights)
- University Microforms International (Information for dissertation authors, including a sample permission letter for use of materials within a dissertation at this site.)