LibGuides: Copyright Websites: Permission to Publish

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This page includes general, multidisciplinary resources with information on getting permission to use copyrighted material. Please consult pages on specific areas (e.g. the arts, education, etc.) for additional resources.

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Asking for Permission (Columbia University)
The Basics of Getting Permission (Stanford U.)
FOB (Firms Out of Business)
"...a database of publishing, literary and other firms out of business." (Web site description). Also tries to indicate successor firms which may have taken over any intellectual property rights still in effect.
Obtaining Copyright Permissions (U. of Michigan)
WATCH (Writers, Artists and Their Copyright Holders)
"...a database of copyright contacts for writers, artists, and prominent figures in other creative fields." (Web site description)

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