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Clearances Section 5 When seeking clearance, remember to ask if there are any requirements regarding how the source is to be acknowledged. Publishers can be very particular about the way in which their works are referenced. Photographs I am putting together some course materials which I will be disseminating both through a website and during lectures. The course is about the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci and I want to use a photograph of the painting that I have seen on the website of the National Gallery. How do I go about getting permission to use the photograph? As with text, you will need to identify and contact the owner of the copyright in any photographs that you want to use. (Copyright in da Vinci's painting has, of course, expired!) Photo libraries, agencies, museums, galleries or publishers usually have a system in place whereby you can use their copyright works for a fee. The amount of the fee will vary from place to place and may depend on the photograph that you want to use. So, in the case of the above example, you could look on the National Gallery's website to check whether it tells you how you can get permission to use its photographs. If you do, you will see it has a Picture Library through which you can purchase rights to use images. Also have a look at the website of the British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA) at www.bapla.org.uk. BAPLA has a comprehensive list of photo libraries and agencies that you can use to source your materials. If you do approach one of these libraries or agencies, bear in mind that you may have to pay search fees (for them looking through their archives for you) as well as clearance fees. 27