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YouĬan also note that online versions of books, especially if they provideĪ way to buy print copies, or other books by the author, To make sure it's being published as they intended. YouĬan offer to have them check over the electronic copy if they want You may want to address these concerns in your letter.Ĭan note that they will retain copyright over the work, and that yourĬopy will prominently assert their copyright and author's rights. Authors may be concernedĪbout losing control or royalties for their work, or about the integrity Made available to new generations of readers. It's quite possible the author will welcome the chance to see their work If you make it clear that you're planningĪ free, non-profit venture, and are willing to cooperate with the author, If you're writing to ask permission, tell them who you are and what United States: Locating US copyright holders (from WATCH).United Kingdom: Locating UK copyright holders (from WATCH).Canada: Canadian Copyrights Database (official site: has post-1991 registration information).Australia: How Do I Find Copyright Owners? (from the National Library of Australia).To locating copyright holders in various countries: Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders (WATCH) database, or in the Authors Registry. Many well-known authors also have a copyright Person holds the copyright, and their address cannotīe found through other means, most authors and estates can be reachedĬare of their publishers. You can find out their mailing address by looking in Books in Print. The copyright page on a book will usually

Holds the copyright and can give permissions. Find out the name and contact information for whoever.How do I get permission from the copyright holder? There are also many books online with the permission Most free online books are from public-domain texts, but In some other countries, it might apply to books known as "orphan works".) Some out-of-print copyrighted books published between 19. US, it may apply to libraries and archives with respect to there must be a special legal exemption allowing whoever puts theīook online to do so without permission of the copyright holder.copyright on the material has expired), or the book needs to be in the public domain (i.e.