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Permissions Negotiation

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Infringement can be a costly mistake, even if it is done unintentionally.

The Permissions Group, Inc. specializes in the negotiation of rights and fees for the use of copyrighted material in and for all media. Following is a summary of our services:

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Review manuscript to determine what requires permission

bullet Make determinations on Fair Use and/or Public Domain material
bullet Verify sourcing of material, i.e. from original sources or “anthologies”
 
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Customize request letter to obtain necessary rights for each project

bullet Print rights
bullet Ancillaries
bullet Electronic rights, i.e. CD ROM, e-books
bullet Web Rights
 
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Research grantors for contact information if not part of our comprehensive database

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E-mail, fax, or mail request letters

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Review each grant of permission or contract

bullet Verify all necessary rights are obtained
bullet Contact additional grantors
if necessary
bullet Input and notify the editor of any restrictions in the contract
bullet Input credit line
bullet Negotiate fees if necessary
 
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Provide Status Reports throughout project in PDF format

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Contact Editor/Author for all “special situations”

bullet Inform Editor about any Refusals
bullet Forward any pre-publication fees to editor for payment
bullet Inform Editor about any High Fees as defined in the beginning of the project
bullet Ongoing e-mail/telephone/fax contact for any questions or permissions’ issues
 
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Provide credit lines in print and/or electronic formats

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Return files at end of project, sorted by grantor (unless otherwise requested)

bullet Provide final Status Report, Fees to be Paid List, and Gift Copy List, sent with files
bullet Provide “remittance” copies for all “Fees to be Paid”
 
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Additional Services

bullet We have a photo researcher on staff for any photo needs
bullet We work in all publishing formats and multimedia, including obtaining rights for music, CD-ROM, e-books, film, print ads, and web sites
bullet We can customize our services to fit your needs
 

Our clients include:

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Addison Wesley Longman

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AGS Globe

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Allyn & Bacon

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EMC/Paradigm

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Hampton-Brown

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Jones & Bartlett

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Kendall/Hunt Publishing

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The McGraw-Hill Companies

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Pearson Education

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Prentice Hall

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Publications International, Ltd.

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RAND Corporation

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ScottForesman

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Silver Burdett

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Wright Group/McGraw-Hill

For additional information, please contact us
at (800) 374-7985 or info@permissionsgroup.com.

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