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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
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Make determinations on Fair Use and/or Public Domain material |
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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
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Print rights |
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Ancillaries |
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Electronic rights, i.e. CD ROM, e-books |
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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
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Verify all necessary rights are obtained |
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Contact additional grantors
if necessary |
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Input and notify the editor of any restrictions in the contract |
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Input credit line |
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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”
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Inform Editor about any Refusals |
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Forward any pre-publication fees to editor for payment |
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Inform Editor about any High Fees as defined in the beginning of the project |
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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)
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Provide final Status Report, Fees to be Paid List, and Gift Copy List, sent with files |
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Provide “remittance” copies for all “Fees to be Paid”
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Additional Services
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We have a photo researcher on staff for any photo needs |
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We work in all publishing formats and multimedia, including obtaining rights for music, CD-ROM, e-books, film, print ads, and web sites |
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We can customize our services to fit your needs
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Our clients
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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. |