Hello for those who have written books

I have a question about how to get copyright approvals from materials taken off the internet that are currently active and those that are no longer available. I know that books need to be copyright approved. Do the materials from the government need to be copyright approved? I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.

Peter 

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5 Answers

1. Hello

2. Hi Peter,

   I fully agree with Mr. Singh because you have to mention the complete details of the reference. In my opinion, if you take prior approval from the author will be good as I do always whenever I'm publishing my book or any research paper.  

3. Dear Peter,

   Copyright permission comes into force, if you're going to use written material as part of your publication/book.

   However if you're going to quote a page, paragraph, or a line, all you require to do is quote the source. The attribution may be inline, in a footnote or as a bibliographic reference.

   Just make sure you give the full reference. (Name of publication, Author(s)/Editor(s), Name of Publisher, Year of publication, (specific page numbers if necessary).

   Trust that answers your question.

   Hartej

4. Dear Dr. Peter

   ​Copyright ​approved depends on the quality of publisher and scientific insitute if they have approved in their list.

   Best regards

   ahmmed

5. Dear Peter,

    

   The best source for obtaining copyright permissions is the article or book author. They either have it or know the address/contact of the publisher who owns it. I have found that pretty much ALL copyrighted material is indicated along with categories and mechanisms for copyright use approvals on their origination sites.

    

   If you have picked up a snippet of a paper, or someone else’s non-authorized copy, use the information to locate the original abstract, paper, or book posting from the original publisher, author or seller. Copyrights are necessary (unfortunately) to prevent widespread and indiscriminate theft of significant ideas. However, most scientists simply want recognition and credit – most of the monetary reward will already be in their book sales or other contracts. As in commercial advertising, “there is no such thing as too much exposure”. Getting one’s name known in professional and public spheres is sometimes key to further career advancement. Thus, most scientists are very willing to allow royalty-free use of their publications, subject only to how it is attributed, cited or recognized. Those requirements are usually posted on the origination webpage, or they can be obtained from the author or publisher.

    

   Government publications can be used directly (always with attribution), but they will also have any relevant restrictions or protocols listed on their pages

    

   In the event that they require some financial exchange for the right to repost a document, that is up to you to decide whether it is reasonable. If for any reason a copyright holder refuses to allow permission for re-use of their material, there really is nothing that you can do about it except comply. If you think your readers should look at it anyway, you may always insert a reference or link to the origination page or document.

    

   For items that are “no longer available”, the first recourse is the limitation of the copyright period, after which documents become “public domain”. If it is simply “mothballed” and you get no response from the indicated publisher or author on repeated attempts to contact them, you may consult with an Intellectual Property lawyer as to whether that implies any revocation of the right (as it does in Trade Marks and some other cases).

    

   Best regards,

    

   Steven Cooke